ngawhan.
/ˈnɑːfɑː/, U.S. /ˈnɑˌfɑ/, New Zealand English /ˈŋʌːfʌː/, /ˈnʌːfʌː/ New Zealand.
A hot spring.
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1843 G. A. Selwyn Jrnl. 30 Oct. in Church in Colonies (1845) VII. 30 Here are to be seen all the varieties of Ngawha (hot-springs).
1887 Auckland Weekly News 15 Jan. 15 Dr Hochstetter..predicted that this very spot, in the vicinity of which are numerous ngawhas, fumeroles and hotwater streams, would some time be the area of a great volcanic eruption.
1905 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1904 37 452 Hochstetter's map of Rotomahana, published in 1889..shows the location of most of the ngawhas, puias, fumeroles, and solfataras that surround Rotomahana.
1978 D. Fuller Maori Food & Cookery 13 In the thermal areas of the North Island it is not long ago that one could watch people diving for carp..and cooking them in the ngawha (hot springs).
2000 N.Z. Herald (Electronic ed.) 19 Sept. Dr Scott said the new ngawha was passive when he visited. The water was about 76 degrees and needed to be more than 100 degrees to erupt.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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