English
karoro
Karoro comes from Māori karoro ‘black-backed gull’.
- Māorimodernkaroro‘black-backed gull’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Māorimodernkaroro‘black-backed gull’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Māori karoro
Today it means
noun The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), found on the coasts of New Zealand and many other coasts of the Southern Hemisphere.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori karoro / karoro