wharangi

See also: whārangi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori wharangi.

Noun

wharangi

  1. (New Zealand) Any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand.

Māori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Hawaiian alani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸaˈraŋi/ [fɐˈɾɐŋi]

Noun

wharangi

  1. Melicope ternata

Further reading

  • “wharangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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