makutu

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makutu

/ˈmʌːkʉtʉ/ New Zealand
/ˈmɑːkuːtuː/ UK

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Borrowed from Māori mākutu.

noun

New Zealand Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse. In some instances Māori were ‘Christian’ in some contexts – a wedding or a church service, say – and ‘Māori’ in others, such as combating mākutu or performing rituals prior to planting crops or felling trees.
Similar: black art, witchery, incantation, spell, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie

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"makutu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/makutu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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makutu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/makutu

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"makutu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/makutu.

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@misc{makutu_2026,
  title = {makutu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/makutu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}