Etymology

tiwakawaka

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Today it means: The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa). Full definition →

Māori tīwakawaka
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtīwakawaka
  2. English todaytiwakawaka

Borrowed from Māori tīwakawaka.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.