Etymology

piwakawaka

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Today it means: The New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa, a small insectivorous bird of the South Pacific. Full definition →

Māori pīwakawaka
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  1. Māori · borrowed frompīwakawaka
  2. English todaypiwakawaka

Borrowed from Māori pīwakawaka.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.