piupiu

/ ˈpiːuːˌpiːuː /

noun

1. a skirt made from the leaves of the New Zealand flax, worn by Māoris on ceremonial occasions

Word History and Origins

Origin of piupiu¹

Māori

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

I had my daughter, Piupiu, at 22.

From The Guardian

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.

From New York Times