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单词 wahine
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wahine

[ wah-hee-nee, -ney ]
/ wɑˈhi ni, -neɪ /

noun, plural wa·hi·ne.

(in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
Slang. a young woman surfer.
Also vahine.

Origin of wahine

Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1835–45

Words nearby wahine

wagtail, Wagyu, Wahhabi, Wahhabism, Wahiawa, wahine, wahoo, Wahpekute, Wahpeton, wah-wah, wai
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Example sentences from the Web for wahine

  • He inquired for the wahine haole (foreign woman), and presented his bit of wood, saying that he would sell it for a dollar.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wahine

wahine
/ (wɑːˈhiːnɪ) /

noun

(esp in the Pacific islands) a Polynesian or Māori woman, esp a girlfriend or wife

Word Origin for wahine

C19: from Māori and Hawaiian
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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