Etymology

makutu

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Today it means: Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori mākutu
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Borrowed from Māori mākutu.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.