pihapiha

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of piha.

Noun

pihapiha

1. a blowhole (of a cetacean)
2. a gill (of an aquatic animal)

Further reading

• “pihapiha” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.