karakia
/ˌkɑːrəˈkiːə
/noun (plural same or karakias) NZ
A prayer or incantation: the ceremony continued with hymns and karakia...
- I bet National does not start its caucus meeting with a karakia.
- These karakia were to make their offspring plentiful for his food.
- People rock up here every day and hear the Speaker give a wonderful karakia, a wonderful piece of Christianity.
Origin
Mid 19th century: Maori.
- babyfy
- baby grand
- Babygro
- babyhood
- baby house
- interior angle
- interior decoration
- interior decorator
- interior design
- interior designer
- interiority
- interiorize
- interiorly
- interior monologue
- interior-sprung
- interj.
- interject
- interjection
- interjectional
- interjectory
- interknit
- interlace
- interlacement
- Interlaken
- interlanguage