What does pounamu mean?
Pounamu means (New Zealand) Jade, nephrite..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(New Zealand) Jade, nephrite..
“They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.”
Over time, the hooks became increasingly stylized and now are a popular shape for decorative pounamu pendants called hei matau, the first word indicating that the matau is worn around the neck.
Use pounamu when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pounamu means (New Zealand) Jade, nephrite..
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“They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.”
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