karengo

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noun

Pyropia columbina, an edible seaweed.

Similar
red laver
OriginMāori karengo →
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Meanings

nounkarengo (uncountable)

alternative parengo

  1. New ZealanduncountablePyropia columbina, an edible seaweed.

    “I also look after a stand of mushrooms hereabouts, and my patches of puha and my karengo beds are very carefully tended.”

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 106

    Synonyms: red laver

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPyropia columbina, an edible seaweed.

Similar
red laver

Origin

  1. Māorikarengo
  2. Englishkarengo

Borrowed from Māori karengo.

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APA

karengo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karengo

MLA

“karengo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karengo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karengo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karengo.

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