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tivaevae

tivaevae noun: a form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.

Noun

tivaevae (countable and uncountable, plural tivaevae)

  1. A form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.
  2. A quilt produced by this technique.

Forms of tivaevae

pluraltivaevae
alternative formtifaifai
alternative formtivaivai

Origin of tivaevae

From Cook Islands Maori, literally meaning "patches".

Questions about tivaevae

What does tivaevae mean?
Tivaevae means a form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.
What part of speech is tivaevae?
Tivaevae is a noun.
What is the plural of tivaevae?
The plural of tivaevae is tivaevae.

Words near tivaevae in the dictionary

  1. Tiulanas
  2. Tiupampan
  3. tiuque
  4. tiuques
  5. Tiv
  6. tivaevae
  7. tivaivai
  8. tivanite
  9. tivantinib
  10. Tivat
  11. tiver

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