piupiu

/ ˈ�辱ː��ːˌ�辱ː��ː /

noun

a skirt made from the leaves of the New Zealand flax, worn by ��ǰ��s on ceremonial occasions

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Word History and Origins

Origin of piupiu¹

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Example Sentences

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The muscled, bare-chested male greeter, in a short kilt called a piupiu, rushed at us with a fierce face and a feathered spear, held aloft.

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I had my daughter, Piupiu, at 22.

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In “Maui Hooks the Islands,” Ms. Tsong has him in a malo, a native Hawaiian loincloth, while in Mr. McNeil’s version, he’s wearing a piupiu, a Maori garment made from strands of flax.

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�辱ù Piura

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