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Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fetaqu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vetaqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ, variant of *bintaŋuʀ.
Noun
wetau
- Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum), a kind of tree with huge trunk and large branches. Its seeds are played with as marbles.
E wetau te mea lelei e te māni vaka.- Alexandrian laurel is an excellent wood for making canoes.
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