ongaonga
/ (ˌɒəŋɡɑːˈɒəŋɡɑː) /
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noun
a New Zealand nettle, Urtica ferox, with a painful or even fatal sting
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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Word Origin for ongaonga
Māori
Words nearby ongaonga
on faith, take it, on file, on fire, on foot, ONFr., ongaonga, on-glide, ongoing, ongoings, on good terms, on hand
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