rongoā āraimate
Maori
Alternative forms
- rongoā ārai mate
- rongoā-ārai-mate
Etymology
rongoā (“medicine”) + āraimate (“immunity”)
Noun
rongoā āraimate
- (immunology) vaccine
- Synonym: kano ārai mate
- vaccination (inoculation with a vaccine)
Further reading
- “rongoā āraimate” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.