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mauri¹

  • /ˈmaʊɹi/ US, UK
  • /ˈmæʊɹi/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -aʊɹi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori mauri.

noun

  1. New Zealand, uncountable Life force, according to Maori beliefs. We're just cuzzies from down at the marae down the road that are trying to be proactive and look after our whenua, look after our stories, and look after the mauri of our awa, our river.

Mauri²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Mauri.

proper noun Mauris

  1. A surname from Italian.

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{mauri_2026,
  title = {mauri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mauri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}