kapa haka

noun

Māori performing arts, including song, dance, and synchronized movement

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Meanings

nounkapa haka (countable and uncountable, plural kapa haka)
  1. New ZealanduncountableMāori performing arts, including song, dance, and synchronized movement
  2. New ZealandcountableA group performing these arts.

Origin

  1. Māorikapa haka
  2. Englishkapa haka

Borrowed from Māori kapa haka (literally “line” (i.e. forming a line of people) “dance”).

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APA

kapa haka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kapa%20haka

MLA

“kapa haka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kapa%20haka. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kapa haka,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kapa%20haka.

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