Pounamu

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Jade, nephrite. New-Zealand, uncountable

    "“They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.”"

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"“They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pounamu.

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