poroporo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Maori poroporo.

Noun[edit]

poroporo (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) The plant Solanum aviculare.

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *polo; cognate with Hawaiian pōpolo, Tongan polo (“deadly nightshade, Solanum nigrum”), Fijian boro, Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”).[1]

Noun[edit]

poroporo

  1. The plant Solanum aviculare.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Polo”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022
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