pū hoata
1. (noun) musket.
Ka huihui rātou, ka whakatakoto i ā rātou kaupapa ki te ono kai, ki te tapahi harakeke, ki te topetope rākau, hei hoko atu ki te Pākehā kia riro mai ai he pū hoata (TTR 1990:90). / They gathered together and set out their plan to plant crops, cut flax, chop down trees to trade with the Pākehā to obtain muskets.
Synonyms: ngutu pārera, purukumu, pū okaoka, pū, pū ngutu pārera