The story
Koha was the gift a visiting group brought to a marae, once food or treasures, now usually money in an envelope. New Zealand English uses it for any donation: entry by koha means pay what you think fair. The English word is donation.
koha
KOH-hah[ˈkɔha]
a gift or contribution, as much as you think fair — a donation
Closest in English: donation, contribution, gift. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- Which language is it from?Māori
- When is it given?When you visit a marae as a guest
- Where would you hear it?A free concert, a bowl by the door
- What does it mean?What you give as thanks, any amount