Meaning of pounamu | Babel Free

Definitions

Jade, nephrite.

New-Zealand, uncountable

Examples

““They didn't exactly eat off pounamu plates, but they left quite a bit to us all.””

“Over time, the hooks became increasingly stylized and now are a popular shape for decorative pounamu pendants called hei matau, the first word indicating that the matau is worn around the neck.”

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