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poupou

poupou noun: a wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.

Noun

poupou (plural poupous)

  1. (New Zealand) A wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.

Forms of poupou

pluralpoupous

Origin of poupou

Borrowed from Māori poupou.

Questions about poupou

What does poupou mean?
Poupou means a wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.
What part of speech is poupou?
Poupou is a noun.
What is the plural of poupou?
The plural of poupou is poupous.

Words near poupou in the dictionary

  1. Poupart's ligament
  2. Poupart's ligaments
  3. poupeton
  4. poupetons
  5. Poupon
  6. poupou
  7. poupous
  8. pour
  9. pour cats and dogs
  10. pour cold water on
  11. pour cold water over

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