Etymology

Wanaka

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Today it means: A large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori Wānaka
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromWānaka
  2. English todayWanaka

Borrowed from Māori Wānaka (South Island dialect pronunciation).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.