a member of the Polynesian aboriginal people of New Zealand
the Austronesian language of the Maori people
the Maori name. Maori words that have passed into worldwide English all refer to the flora and fauna of New Zealand: kiwi, kowhai, mako, moa, rata, and so on. A few Maori words of more general reference have entered the English spoken within New Zealand, such as puku, tapu, utu, and whare