hukapuri

Maori

Etymology

From huka (“snow, frost”) +‎ puri (“to hold on”).

Noun

hukapuri

  1. hard frost

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hukapuri” 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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