pakihi
nounUK /ˈpɑːkɪhi/ · US /ˈpɑkəhi/
Etymology Borrowed from Māori pākihi.
1
New Zealand An area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.
- “You will then own 796 acres of pakihi and private sea beaches.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 376: