noun
whatta
noun
1
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.
Word Forms
whattas plural
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Early European visitors to Tahiti described a _____ standing near the temple grounds, used for ceremonial offerings.