Etymology

wharepuni

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Today it means: A large building in Maori communities for communal sleeping or for group meetings; a meeting house. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori wharepuni
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromwharepuni
  2. English todaywharepuni

From Māori wharepuni.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A large building in Maori communities for communal sleeping or for group meetings; a meeting house.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.