Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pakeha maori

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: pake-ha -maori
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone of European descent who has adopted a Maori way of life.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Of the original Pākehā Māori, Thomas Taylor was one of four crew members who ran away from the Sydney-based vessel Hunter in the course of a timber-gathering expedition up the Waihou River in 1798."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pākehā Māori, itself made of pākehā (“a foreigner, a European”) and Māori.

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

Pakeha Maoris (plural) Pākehā Māori (alternative)

Questions

What does pakeha maori mean?: Someone of European descent who has adopted a Maori way of life.
Where does pakeha maori come from?: Borrowed from Māori pākehā Māori, itself made of pākehā (“a foreigner, a European”) and Māori.

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