hōkakatanga

== Māori == === Etymology === From hōkaka (“to desire, to wish”) +‎ -tanga (nominalising suffix). === Noun === hōkakatanga sexual orientation, sexuality Mai i tōna tamarikitanga tae rā anō ki te tīmatanga o tōna pakeketanga, he mea huna tōna hōkakatanga e ia. ― From his childhood right through to the beginning of adulthood he hid his sexuality. ==== Synonyms ==== aronga hōkaka aronga taera taeratanga === References === "sexuality" in Māori Dictionary, 1998–present