pītau

Maori edit

FWOTD – 25 July 2016

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.tau/

Noun edit

pītau

frond, shoot
spiral carving
1. figurehead on a canoe with such a carving
2. canoe with such a figurehead

Synonyms edit

(frond): tētē

References edit

John Moorfield (2011) Te Aka: Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary (in Maori), 3rd edition

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