A Maori word used in New Zealand English for a ghost or evil spirit. In Maori tradition, kehua are the spirits of the dead that may linger in the world of the living. The word is used in New Zealand English both in Maori cultural contexts and in general New Zealand conversation to refer to a ghost.
She said the old house was full of kehua and refused to go in after dark.
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(New Zealand) A ghost; an evil spirit.
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