hangarau

Maori

Etymology

From hanga (“make, build”).

Adjective

hangarau

  1. technological

Noun

hangarau

  1. trickery, deception
  2. technology

Verb

hangarau (passive hangarautia)

  1. to fool, to deceive

Further reading

  • “hangarau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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