Wahine Definition
wä-hēnē, -nā
noun
A Polynesian woman, esp. of Hawaii.
Webster's New World
A woman surfer.
American Heritage
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Origin of Wahine
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Maori wahine (“woman"), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
From Wiktionary
Hawaiian from Proto-Polynesian fafine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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