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pōhiri

pōhiri noun: a Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.

Noun

pōhiri

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.

Forms of pōhiri

alternative formpohiri
alternative formpowhiri
alternative formpōwhiri

Origin of pōhiri

Borrowed from Māori pōhiri or pōwhiri (“to beckon; to welcome”) from whiri (“to wave; to whisk; to plait; a fan”).

Questions about pōhiri

What does pōhiri mean?
Pōhiri means a Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.
What part of speech is pōhiri?
Pōhiri is a noun.

Words near pōhiri in the dictionary

  1. pączki
  2. pączkis
  3. Płock
  4. Płock County
  5. Płońsk
  6. pōhiri
  7. pœanismos
  8. Pœcile
  9. pœcilo-
  10. pœcilogony
  11. pœnal

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