makutu

See also: mākutu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori mākutu.

Pronunciation

  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmʌːkʉtʉ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːkuːtuː/

Noun

makutu

  1. (New Zealand) Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse. [from 19th c.]
    • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 240:
      In some instances Māori were ‘Christian’ in some contexts – a wedding or a church service, say – and ‘Māori’ in others, such as combating mākutu or performing rituals prior to planting crops or felling trees.

Chichewa

Noun

makutú class 6

  1. plural of khutu
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