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puha

puha noun: any of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper.

Noun

puha (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) Any of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper.
    • ‘Come on,’ she says to the entranced child, ‘downstairs and help us collect some puha to go with them.’1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 68

Origin of puha

Borrowed from Māori pūhā.

Questions about puha

What does puha mean?
Puha means any of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper.
What part of speech is puha?
Puha is a noun.

Words near puha in the dictionary

  1. Pugwash
  2. puh
  3. puh-lease
  4. puh-leez
  5. puh-leeze
  6. puha
  7. Puhalo
  8. Puhl
  9. puhlease
  10. puhleeze
  11. Puhls

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