Etymology

Kunekune

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Today it means: A small, hairy breed of domestic pig that originated in New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori kunekune
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromkunekune
  2. English todayKunekune

From Māori kunekune “round, plump” reduplicated from kune “to swell”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.