rewarewaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Maori rewarewa, from rewa (“to float”).

名詞

rewarewa (plural rewarewas)

1. (New Zealand) A tall evergreen tree, Knightia excelsa, endemic to New Zealand, with leathery leaves and red flowers. [from 19th c.]
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 267:

     The wood is rewarewa, blond and fine-grained and sanded to satin finish.

同意語

• New Zealand honeysuckle