pītau

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Maori

Pronunciation

Noun

pītau

  1. frond, shoot
  2. spiral carving
    1. figurehead on a canoe with such a carving
    2. canoe with such a figurehead

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References

  • John Moorfield (2011) Te Aka: Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary (in Maori), 3rd edition