Likely fromwhakaari “to show, to display” influenced byhakari “fish roe”.

hākari

1. platform todisplay orspread food for afeast
2. feast,banquet, any huge meal for a special occasion
3. gift

Elongation ofhakari, see there for more details.

hākari

1. fishroe

   Synonym:hakari

2. fine dosinia

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “hākari”, inA Dictionary of the Maori Language, page37
• “hākari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

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• mi:Venerida order mollusks

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