muka

M3U1K5A1

noun

Prepared fibre of harakeke, used in traditional Maori weaving.

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Meanings

muka1

nounmuka (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePrepared fibre of harakeke, used in traditional Maori weaving.

Muka2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    “Phytoestrogens are clinical components found in plants that are very similar to the female hormone, estrogen,” explained Dr. Taulant Muka, lead author of the new studyand^([sic]) a researcher at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

    2016 June 21, Susan Scutti, “Herbal remedies improve early menopause symptoms”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Māori-
  2. Māori-
  3. Englishmuka

Borrowed from Māori.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MaukMakuakum
Cite this entry
APA

muka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muka

MLA

“muka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muka.

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