kopaki - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

kōpaki

1. (noun) mail.

kōpaki

1. (noun) pie.

Ko tēhea tō tino kōpaki? Which is your favourite pie? /

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kōpaki

1. (verb) (-a,-na,-tia) to envelop, wrap, fold, enfold, encapsulate, make a cover.

Kātahi ka tuituia hei pukapuka mau tonu, kātahi rānei ka kawea ki te kaitui pukapuka māna e tui, māna e kōpaki ki tō te Pākehā kōpaki pukapuka (TH 2/4/1860). / Then have it bound as a proper book, or have it taken to a book binder for him to bind and make a cover like that of Pākehā book covers.

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2. (noun) envelope, folder, husk, cover.

Me rapu tonu, me wewete mārire i ngā kōpaki, kia kitea ai te kai o roto (KO 15/12/1884:9). / We must search continually, unwrapping the coverings to reveal what's inside.

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