wero

/ ˈwɜːrəʊ /

noun

1. the challenge made by an armed Māori warrior to a visitor to a marae

Word History and Origins

Origin of wero¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Nearby, the lunch spot Bapshim by Wero serves rice bowls in the backroom of Wero.

From Seattle Times

WeRo is the Korean bistro along the main barhopping drag of Ballard from owner and chef Wes Yoo who took over this space when it was the cocktail bar The Gerald.

From Seattle Times

Performed by members of the New Zealand armed forces, the powhiri started with a wero, an ancient tradition to determine whether visitors come in peace.

From BBC

Drake, after some deliberation, complying with the pilot's importunities, sailed towards the harbour, but had no sooner entered the mouth of it than he heard the report of artillery, which was answered by others at a greater distance; upon which the pilot told him, that they wero discovered, this being the signal appointed by the governour to alarm the coast.

From Project Gutenberg