Etymology

e hoa

Today it means: Mate, friend. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori e
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The story

  1. Māori · derived frome“vocative particle”
  2. English todaye hoa

From Māori e (“vocative particle”) + hoa (“friend, companion”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Mate, friend.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.