Etymology

pōhiri

Today it means: A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing. Full definition →

Māori pōhiri
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  1. Māori · borrowed frompōhiri
  2. English todaypōhiri

Borrowed from Māori pōhiri or pōwhiri (“to beckon; to welcome”) from whiri (“to wave; to whisk; to plait; a fan”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.