haka

[ hah-kah ]

/ ˈhɑ kɑ /

noun

a ceremonial Maori war dance that involves chanting.

a similar performance by a sports team, especially before a Rugby match in New Zealand.

Origin of haka

First recorded in 1830–40; from Maori; akin to Tongan haka “hand gestures performed in a song,” Hawaiian ha‘a, Samoan sa‘a “dance,” from assumed Proto-Polynesian saka

Words nearby haka

Haitink, haji, Haji-Ioannou, hajj, hajji, haka, hakafoth, hakapik, hakari, hake, hakea

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Example sentences from the Web for haka

Haka Lasi sprang up to the surface and called from the lake.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
On the 9th General Symons, with 290 rifles and two mountain-guns, marched from Haka.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
Haka Kaina went out, and saw tracks on the sweat-house, then he saw tracks below at some distance away from the sweat-house.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
“My sister, Haka Lasi, has killed all my brothers and my father,” said she; and she told the whole story.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin

Haka Lasi was raging; she was so awfully angry that she set fire to the house.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin

British Dictionary definitions for haka

haka

/ (ˈhɑːkə) /

noun NZ

a Māori war chant accompanied by gestures

a similar performance by a rugby team

Word Origin for haka

Māori

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单词	haka
释义	haka [ hah-kah ] / ˈhɑ kɑ / noun a ceremonial Maori war dance that involves chanting. a similar performance by a sports team, especially before a Rugby match in New Zealand. Origin of haka First recorded in 1830–40; from Maori; akin to Tongan haka “hand gestures performed in a song,” Hawaiian ha‘a, Samoan sa‘a “dance,” from assumed Proto-Polynesian saka Words nearby haka Haitink, haji, Haji-Ioannou, hajj, hajji, haka, hakafoth, hakapik, hakari, hake, hakea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for haka Haka Lasi sprang up to the surface and called from the lake. Creation Myths of Primitive America\|Jeremiah Curtin On the 9th General Symons, with 290 rifles and two mountain-guns, marched from Haka. The Pacification of Burma\|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite Haka Kaina went out, and saw tracks on the sweat-house, then he saw tracks below at some distance away from the sweat-house. Creation Myths of Primitive America\|Jeremiah Curtin “My sister, Haka Lasi, has killed all my brothers and my father,” said she; and she told the whole story. Creation Myths of Primitive America\|Jeremiah Curtin Haka Lasi was raging; she was so awfully angry that she set fire to the house. Creation Myths of Primitive America\|Jeremiah Curtin British Dictionary definitions for haka haka / (ˈhɑːkə) / noun NZ a Māori war chant accompanied by gestures a similar performance by a rugby team Word Origin for haka Māori Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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