1. (noun) vagabond, tramp, vagrant, lazy fellow.
I a au e tamariki ana i muri mai i te Pakanga Tuarua o Te Ao, ka peka mai ngā kaikora ki tā mātou pāmu hamu kai ai mā rātou. / When I was young after the Second World War, tramps would visit our farm to scrounge for food.
Synonyms: kaihau
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
