Pararata

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ballarat.

Proper noun

Pararata

1. Ballarat (a city in Victoria, Australia)

   Ko ētahi Pākehā i waimārie te kiteatanga e rātou ētahi kōhatu he kōura katoa i te takiwā kari kōura i Pararata.

   Some Pākehā were lucky to find some rocks which were pure gold in the gold field area of Ballarat.

References

“Pararata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.