koauau

English

Etymology

Maori kōauau

Noun

koauau (plural koauau)

1. (music) A small Māori flute, ductless and notchless, with three to six fingerholes.
   • 2004, Cathie Dunsford, Ao Toa: Earth Warriors, page 137:

     Piripi holds the koauau toward them and places his finger at the mouth of the flute.