"hongi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒŋ.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hongi.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hongis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋi Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hongi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hongi}} Maori hongi Head templates: {{en-noun}} hongi (plural hongis)
  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.
    Sense id: en-hongi-en-noun-ifBQyWS5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɒŋ.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hongi.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hongis [present, singular, third-person], hongiing [participle, present], hongied [participle, past], hongied [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋi Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hongi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hongi}} Maori hongi Head templates: {{en-verb}} hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied)
  1. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.
    Sense id: en-hongi-en-verb-QJvxbLC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hongi meaning in English (2.6kB)

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