English Explanatory Dictionary

pōhiri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.

Word forms

pōhiri pohiri powhiri pōwhiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pōhiri or pōwhiri (“to beckon; to welcome”) from whiri (“to wave; to whisk; to plait; a fan”).

Related words

hongi karanga manuhiri mihi tangat wero
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