kawa
/ (ˈkɑːwə) /
NZ protocol or etiquette, particularly in a Māori tribal meeting place
Origin of kawa
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How to use kawa in a sentence
Ain kawa is known as a Christian district, with Ziggurat-style churches dotting the horizon.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the most gorgeous of all flowering trees, as distinguished from creepers, is the sea-loving pohutu kawa.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesHe would first circle well away from the fire, with its super-heated air column, till they came to the gorge of the kawa.
Unexplored! | Allen ChaffeeWhen a man smelled the horses, he would run to the camp and say, “The wind tells us the kawa are coming.”
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains | UnknownHere we found the headman, kawa, of Mpalapala, quite as hospitable.
Formerly the process of chewing the kawa was performed by the young girls, and then only by those who had the finest teeth.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III | Karl Ritter von Scherzer
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