# tohunga

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Māori chosen to be a specialist in a specific skilled field; especially, a priest.

## Etymology
From Māori tohunga (“skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer”).

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