mia-mia

[ mahy-uh-mahy-uh ]

noun
  1. a temporary, hutlike shelter built by Aboriginal tribes in Australia.

Origin of mia-mia

1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Ganay or Kurnai (Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in Gippsland, Victoria), recorded as mai-mai “camp, hut”

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mia mia

/ (ˈmiːə ˈmiːə) /


noun
  1. a native Australian's hut

Origin of mia mia

1
from a native Australian language

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