6 Apr 2015

Te Kupu o te Wiki: horoi - wash

From the collecton Te Kupu o te Wiki

Come and we two will wash the dishesThe Māori word of the week is: horoi - wash. Harae mai, ka horoi tāua i ngā rīhi. Come and we (two) will wash the dishes.

Image: Two unidentified Sea Scouts washing dishes in a kitchen, location unidentified. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1959/1955-1-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

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