Pataka
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pataka is a noun meaning (New Zealand) A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground.
Meaning
(New Zealand) A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground.
More Meanings
- (India) A firecracker; a small paper packet of coloured potash and pieces of kankar, exploding when thrown against a hard surface.
Example Sentences
The brown grass that Barry cut for us / With the new sickle, is lying in heaps / Between the house and the door of the pataka / Where we stuck our mattresses.
Word Forms
- patakas
- patakha
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cutcha-pucka, patchak, pitara, pitarah, bratty, punka.
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