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noun
A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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noun
A firecracker; a small paper packet of coloured potash and pieces of kankar, exploding when thrown against a hard surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Borrowed from Māori pātaka.
Borrowed from Hindi पटाका (paṭākā), पटाखा (paṭākhā).
