poupou

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noun

A wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.

OriginMāori poupou →
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Meanings

nounpoupou (plural poupous)

plural poupous

  1. New ZealandA wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.

Origin

  1. Māoripoupou
  2. Englishpoupou

Borrowed from Māori poupou.

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APA

poupou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poupou

MLA

“poupou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poupou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poupou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poupou.

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