Etymology

pipi

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Today it means: The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis, of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori pipi
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed frompipi“Paphies australis”
  2. English todaypipi

Borrowed from Māori pipi (“Paphies australis”).

Words from the same roots

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