ratonga

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Maori

Etymology

From rato +‎ -nga.

Noun

ratonga

  1. service
    1. waiting or attending of tables to send customers their food
    2. continuous provision of utility through an infrastructure network

Further reading

  • ratonga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.