English Explanatory Dictionary

Pakeha Maori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone of European descent who has adopted a Maori way of life.

Word forms

Pakeha Maori Pakeha Maoris Pākehā Māori

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pākehā Māori, itself made of pākehā (“a foreigner, a European”) and Māori.

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