korowai

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noun

A woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.

Similar
KolufoKolufaup
OriginMāori korowai →
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Meanings

korowai1

nounkorowai (plural korowais or korowai)

plural korowais

  1. A woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.

Korowai2

nounKorowai (plural Korowai or Korowais)

plural Korowais

  1. A member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.

    Synonyms: Kolufo

proper noun
  1. The Nuclear-Trans-New-Guinean language of these people.

    Synonyms: Kolufaup

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.

Similar
Kolufo

proper nounThe Nuclear-Trans-New-Guinean language of these people.

Similar
Kolufaup
Also see
kolufaup

Origin

  1. Māorikorowai
  2. Englishkorowai

From Māori korowai.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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