e hoa

noun

Mate, friend.

OriginMāori e →
First used 19th c.
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Meanings

noune hoa (plural e hoa ma)

plural e hoa ma

  1. New ZealandMate, friend.First known use 19th c.

    “I wouldn't know, e hoa, I truly wouldn't know.”

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 205

Origin

  1. Māorie“vocative particle”
  2. Englishe hoa

From Māori e (“vocative particle”) + hoa (“friend, companion”).

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APA

e hoa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20hoa

MLA

“e hoa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20hoa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e hoa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e%20hoa.

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