Etymology

hongi

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Today it means: The Maori greeting of touching noses. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori hongi
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromhongi
  2. Māori · borrowed fromhongi
  3. English todayhongi

Borrowed from Māori hongi.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The Maori greeting of touching noses.
  • from 19th c. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.