# whare

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʌre/ · frequency rank #93,321

## Definitions
1. A Maori house or other building.
2. A rough shack or hut built (by Europeans) using traditional Maori techniques; a workman's shack.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori whare (“house, hut”).

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