whare

/ (ˈwɔːrɪ, Moldavian ˈfɒrɛ) /

noun NZ

a Māori hut or dwelling place

any simple dwelling place, esp at a beach or in the bush

Nearby words

whangdoodle, whangee, whap, whapper, whapping, whare, whare wananga, wharenui, wharepuni, wharf, wharf rat

Word Origin for whare

from Māori

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Examples from the Web for whare

In a common Maori whare, built of raupo leaves and rushes, sits a dusky maiden, filled with bitterness and grief.
The Tale of Timber Town|Alfred Grace
Thei schote spearis and dagged arrowis, whare the cumpanyes war thikest.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
He was a tall, heavily-built, muscular man of about forty-five years of age, and lived at a whare about three miles from the camp.
A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman
I never knew ennyboddy yet to git stung by hornets, who kept away from whare they wazit iz jist so with bad-luck.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw

Yu will find them in mountaneous countrys, whare thare aint enny water, but little brooks.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw