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whata

British  
/ fɑːtɑː /

noun

  1. a building on stilts or a raised platform for storing provisions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of whata

Māori


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“Now, whata you want?” demanded one of them sharply, thrusting his dark face close to Jack’s.

From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Francis Lovell Coombs

An’ you da one whata help Hennessy get away, eh?

From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Francis Lovell Coombs

"Here-a is whata you call heem, black fire opal, here-a meelk, here-a cherry, here-a blue!" cried the seller volubly.

From Peggy-Alone by Anna B. Craig

“He say, whata da time,” repeated one of the Italians.

From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Francis Lovell Coombs

I show Don Luis what's whata, she say.

From The Spanish Jade by William Henry Hyde

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