maori
Portuguese, noun/ma.oˈɾi/
maori is spelled M-A-O-R-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maori is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Maori (native of New Zealand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um dos povos indígenas da Nova Zelândia”.
What does maori mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineMaori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
- 2
femininemasculineMaori (of the Maori language)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMaori (native of New Zealand)
- 2
femininemasculineMaori (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao povo maori da Nova Zelândia
noun: 1. um dos povos indígenas da Nova Zelândia 2. idioma desse povo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maori
- maoris plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maori?
- Brazil /ma.oˈɾi/
- Portugal /mɐ.ɔˈɾi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maori
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maori in Portuguese?
maori appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).