matata

/ (mɑːtɑːtɑː) /

nounplural matata

NZ another name for fernbird

Origin of matata

Māori

Words Nearby matata

Matane
Matanuska
Matanzas
Matapan
Mataró
matata
match
matcha
matchboard
matchboarding
matchbook

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How to use matata in a sentence

After all, as the German philosopher Schopenhauer said, “hakuna matata.”
At the Copenhagen Zoo, Humans Can Be Animals | Kevin Bleyer | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The score, created by U2's Bono and The Edge, isn't made up of catchy, easily digestible pop songs in the "Hakuna matata" vein.
Spider-Man's Real Villain | Jacob Bernstein | March 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

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