namu

/ ˈnɑːmuː /

noun

1. a black New Zealand sandfly, Austrosimulium australense

Word History and Origins

Origin of namu¹

Māori

Example Sentences

And at last when they had drunk the fiery namu enata till their brains were filled with flames, they lay in wait for her.

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In many valleys the chiefs lead in the making of the illicit namu enata, or cocoanut-brandy.

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Fresh from the flower spathes of the cocoanut-tree, namu tastes like a very light, creamy beer or mead.

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Pae furnished a limited quantity of rum for the fete, and a cocoanut-shell filled with namu was passed about.

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Rum was everywhere, the palm namu was being made all the time, and few people were ever sober.

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