poroporoaki
/ˌpɔːrəʊpɔːrəʊˈɑːki
/noun (plural same) NZ
(In Maori culture) a farewell speech: the evening concludes with a poroporoaki...
- This has nothing to do with her views on powhiri or poroporoaki.
- Traditional Maori ceremonies closed with a poroporoaki.
- We have had our poroporoaki for her.
Origin
Late 19th century: Maori.
- pulse-like
- pulse meter
- pulse-modulated
- pulse modulation
- pulse modulator
- pulse oximeter
- pulse point
- pulse position modulation
- pulse pressure
- pulse radar
- pulse radiolysis
- pulse repeater
- pulse-taker
- pulse-taking
- pulse-time-modulated
- pulse time modulation
- pulse tracing
- pulse watch
- pulse wave
- pulse width
- pulse width modulation
- pulse-wise
- pulsific
- pulsimeter
- pulsion