"patu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: patus [plural]
Etymology: From Maori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|patu||beating, hitting; a club, a weapon}} Maori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} patu (plural patus)
  1. A Maori club or pounder. Wikipedia link: patu
    Sense id: en-patu-en-noun-~Gs2YC6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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