pītau

Maori

FWOTD – 25 July 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.tau/

Noun

pītau

1. frond, shoot
2. spiral carving
   1. figurehead on a canoe with such a carving
   2. canoe with such a figurehead

Synonyms

• (frond): tētē

References

• John Moorfield (2011) Te Aka: Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary (in Maori), 3rd edition