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poaka

poaka noun: a pig.

Noun

poaka (plural poakas)

  1. (New Zealand, among the Maori people) A pig.
    • When I write that scores of houses have been burnt, whole villages renovated, kaingas fenced in, poakas and dogs fenced out […]1904, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives..., New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, page 62

Forms of poaka

pluralpoakas

Origin of poaka

Borrowed from Māori poaka (“pig”).

Questions about poaka

What does poaka mean?
Poaka means a pig.
What part of speech is poaka?
Poaka is a noun.
What is the plural of poaka?
The plural of poaka is poakas.

Words near poaka in the dictionary

  1. poaching up
  2. poachings
  3. poachy
  4. POAG
  5. Poags
  6. poaka
  7. poakas
  8. poake
  9. poakes
  10. POAO
  11. POAP

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