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korowai

korowai noun: a woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.

Noun (1)

korowai (plural korowais or korowai)

  1. A woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.

Noun (2) capitalized: Korowai

Korowai (plural Korowai or Korowais)

  1. A member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.
    Synonyms:
    Kolufo

Proper noun capitalized: Korowai

Korowai

  1. The Nuclear-Trans-New-Guinean language of these people.
    Synonyms:
    Kolufaup

Synonyms of korowai

Forms of korowai

pluralkorowais
pluralkorowai
pluralKorowai
pluralKorowais

Origin of korowai

From Māori korowai.

Questions about korowai

What does korowai mean?
Korowai means a woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.
What part of speech is korowai?
Korowai can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of korowai?
The plural of korowai is korowais.

Words near korowai in the dictionary

  1. Korotkoff method
  2. Korou
  3. Korouhanba
  4. korovai
  5. korovais
  6. korowai
  7. korowais
  8. Korpela
  9. Korpelas
  10. Korphoog
  11. Korpi

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