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powhiri

/ ˌpəʊˈfiːrɪ /

noun

  1. a Māori ceremony of welcome, esp to a marae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of powhiri1

Māori
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Example Sentences

Soccer’s world governing body has made a point of respecting the First Nations cultures of Australia and New Zealand at this Women’s World Cup, a theme that has run from the opening ceremony through every match, which begin in New Zealand with a powhiri, a Maori welcome ceremony.

Soccer’s world governing body has made a point of respecting the First Nations cultures of Australia and New Zealand at this Women’s World Cup, a theme that has run from the opening ceremony through every match, which begin in New Zealand with a powhiri, a Maori welcome ceremony.

Visitors await the powhiri, a ritual welcoming people to the marae, a fenced-in complex of carved buildings belonging to a particular tribe.

Harry and Meghan were greeted with a powhiri - a ceremony involving singing and dancing - in Wellington.

From BBC

As the last of the waka sailed into the harbor and darkness fell, a thousand people launched into an energetic haka powhiri, a chant and dance of welcome.

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