patu

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noun

A Maori club or pounder.

OriginMāori patu →
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Meanings

nounpatu (plural patus)

plural patus

  1. A Maori club or pounder.

Origin

  1. Māoripatu
  2. Māoripatu
  3. Englishpatu

Borrowed from Māori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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