Etymology

wero

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Today it means: A traditional Māori challenge, performed to ensure that visitors come in peace. Full definition →

Māori wero
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromwero
  2. English todaywero

From Māori wero (literally “to cast a spear”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.