Etymology

kahawai

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Today it means: An edible marine fish, Arripis trutta, found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides. Full definition →

Māori kahawai
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromkahawai
  2. English todaykahawai

Borrowed from Māori kahawai.

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