English Explanatory Dictionary

rahui

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Māori and Polynesian culture, restriction of access to a place, as a form of taboo.

Word forms

rahui rahuis

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori rāhui or Tahitian rāhui.

Synonyms

raui
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