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hongi
[ hong-ee ]
/ ˈhɒŋ i /
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noun New Zealand.
a Maori greeting in which noses are pressed together.
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Origin of hongi
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1840–45
Words nearby hongi
honey-sweet, honey trap, honey wagon, honeywort, hong, hongi, Hong Kong, Hong Kongese, Hongshui He, Hongwu, Hong Xiu Quan
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British Dictionary definitions for hongi
hongi
/ (ˈhɒŋiː) /
noun
NZ a form of salutation expressed by touching noses
Word Origin for hongi
Māori
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