pōhutukawa

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Maori

Etymology

From pō- (“-like, -ish”) + hutu (“Barringtonia asiatica”) + kawa (“bitter”)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoː.hu.tu.ka.wa/,

Noun

pōhutukawa

  1. Metrosideros excelsa

Descendants

  • → English: pohutukawa

References

  • “pōhutukawa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  1. ^ “Hutukawa, Pōhutukawa”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022
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