noun
whatta
Whatta (noun) means a raised wooden platform once used in Tahiti for offering sacrificed animals. Example: “Early European visitors to Tahiti described a whatta standing near the temple grounds, used for ceremonial offerings.”
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A raised wooden platform once used in Tahiti for offering sacrificed animals.
"Early European visitors to Tahiti described a whatta standing near the temple grounds, used for ceremonial offerings."
How to use whatta
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historical, very specialized word for a ritual offering platform in traditional Tahitian religious practice.
When to use it
Extremely rare outside of historical or anthropological writing about Polynesian culture.
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- Plural
- whattas
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What does “whatta” mean?
The word “whatta” means a raised wooden platform once used in Tahiti for offering sacrificed animals. In plain terms, a historical, very specialized word for a ritual offering platform in traditional Tahitian religious practice.
How do you use “whatta” in a sentence?
Here is “whatta” used in a sentence: “Early European visitors to Tahiti described a whatta standing near the temple grounds, used for ceremonial offerings.”
What part of speech is “whatta”?
“Whatta” is a noun.
What is the meaning of whatta?
"whatta" (noun) means a raised wooden platform once used in Tahiti for offering sacrificed animals.
