karetao

Maori

Noun

karetao

1. puppet
2. robot

Adjective

karetao

1. robotic, tokenistic, insincere

Derived terms

• karetao atarau (“shadow puppet”)
• ringa karetao (“puppeteer”)

References

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