(in Maori society) not subject to religious or superstitious restriction; allowed.
the smoke consumed is classified as food and is noa
Example sentencesExamples
- The room, which was frequented by dignitaries and council staff, was noa.
- Ancient Maori who ate their adversaries as an act of defilement or humiliation transformed the act into noa.
- The mouth, because it partook of food, was noa.
- This is not to say that one category (e.g. man) 'is' tapu and that the other (e.g. woman) 'is' noa.
- With certain groups, each member is Noa to each individual of another analogous group of the opposite sex.