namu

/ (ˈnɑːmuː) /

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noun plural namu

a black New Zealand sandfly, Austrosimulium australense

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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candypuff

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Word Origin for namu

Māori

Words nearby namu

Nampa, nam pla, Nampula, Namtar, Nam Tso, namu, Namur, Nan, nana, Nanai, Nanaimo

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How to use namu in a sentence

And at last when they had drunk the fiery namu enata till their brains were filled with flames, they lay in wait for her.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
In many valleys the chiefs lead in the making of the illicit namu enata, or cocoanut-brandy.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Fresh from the flower spathes of the cocoanut-tree, namu tastes like a very light, creamy beer or mead.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Pae furnished a limited quantity of rum for the fete, and a cocoanut-shell filled with namu was passed about.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

Rum was everywhere, the palm namu was being made all the time, and few people were ever sober.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien