What is the Māori word for "Medicine"?

American English

medicine

medicine-rongoā.svg

Māori

rongoā

Learn the word in this minigame:

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Example sentences

American EnglishThe doctor prescribed him medicine for his cough.

How "Medicine" is said across the globe.

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