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kakaho

kakaho noun: a reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand.

Noun

kakaho (plural kakaho or kakahos)

  1. A reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand.
    • Directly the kakahos were laden they poled away, whilst the lady heard the name of Tu-rere-ao constantly repeated by the people, so that she felt sure it was really Tu-rere-ao ; and her heart felt glad as they poled away from the camp at Te One-heke, which is situated at the seaward end of the...1896, The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 5, page 157
    • By 5.30 pm Sunday afternoon, the bundles of kiekie were hanging to dry in the wharekai, beside the kakaho.2007, Dean Sully, Decolonizing Conservation: Caring For Maori Meeting Houses Outside New Zealand, page 82

Forms of kakaho

pluralkakaho
pluralkakahos

Origin of kakaho

Borrowing from Maori

Questions about kakaho

What does kakaho mean?
Kakaho means a reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand.
What part of speech is kakaho?
Kakaho is a noun.
What is the plural of kakaho?
The plural of kakaho is kakaho.

Words near kakaho in the dictionary

  1. kakadumycin
  2. kakadumycins
  3. kakaha
  4. kakahas
  5. kakahi
  6. kakaho
  7. kakahos
  8. Kakamas
  9. kakamega
  10. kakamegas
  11. kakampink

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