puha
/ (ˈpuːhɑː) /
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noun
NZ another name for sow thistle
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Word Origin for puha
Māori
Words nearby puha
pugnacious, pugnacity, pug nose, pugree, Pugwash conferences, puha, puh-leeze, puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance
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How to use puha in a sentence
There was one young man, named Harry, whose work it was to take my master about in his puha tia tia (carriage).
Pkia|Louis Becke