parāoa

Maori

Alternative forms
  • paraaoa

Etymology 1

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Noun

parāoa

  1. sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
    Synonym: pāmu wēra
  2. whale
  3. whalebone
  4. weapon made of whalebone
Derived terms
  • parāoa roa
  • patu parāoa
  • wē parāoa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English flour.

Noun

parāoa

  1. flour
  2. bread
Derived terms
  • kihu parāoa
  • noke parāoa
  • papa parāoa
  • parāoa koroua
  • parāoa pokepoke
  • parāoa pū kākano
  • parāoa rimurapa
  • puehu parāoa
  • tangata pokepoke parāoa
  • tunumanga parāoa

References
  • Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 119
  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 112: “*Paraoa, s. Flour.”
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