piriti

See also: pirítí

Italian

Noun

piriti f

1. plural of pirite

Anagrams

• ipriti

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈriti/, [piˈɾiti]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English priest.

Noun

piriti

1. priest

Alternative forms

• pirihi

Derived terms

• whakapiriti (“to ordain as a priest”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bridge.

Noun

piriti

1. bridge

Hyponyms

• piriti whakatārewa (“suspension bridge”)

Further reading

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