matata

British  

/ mɑːtɑːtɑː /

noun

1. another name for fernbird

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Etymology

Origin of matata

Māori

Example Sentences

“You know what my community values are, Buster? Freedom of speech!” he said, “Or as Alexander Hamilton called it, ‘Hakuna matata.’”

From Salon

The president had no idea it existed, and his staff referred to it as “that Hakuna Matata thing.”

From Salon

Matata finished third, while the Willie Mullins-trained El Fabiolo fell on the second circuit.

From BBC

This ‘Lion King’ prequel from ‘Moonlight’ director Barry Jenkins doesn’t have a ‘Hakuna Matata’ ear worm, but Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs are pretty terrific.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Moana 2” song adopts this Pacific Islander greeting as a life ethos, similar to how “Hakuna Matata” frames a Swahili translation as a personal motto in “The Lion King.”

From Los Angeles Times