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muru

muru noun: an act of retaliatory theft among the Maori.

Noun

muru

  1. (New Zealand) An act of retaliatory theft among the Maori.

Origin of muru

Borrowed from Māori.

Phrases with muru

Questions about muru

What does muru mean?
Muru means an act of retaliatory theft among the Maori.
What part of speech is muru?
Muru is a noun.

Words near muru in the dictionary

  1. Murtoa
  2. Murton
  3. Murtons
  4. murtsovka
  5. Murtum
  6. muru
  7. muru muru
  8. muru murus
  9. Murugan
  10. Murui Huitoto
  11. murukku

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