# kawakawa

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie)
2. A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
3. Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori kawakawa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kawakawa