ngako

1. (noun) (chemistry) fats.

ngako

1. a white crystallised limestone; also called ngako pounamu.

ngako

1. (verb) to be even-grained, straight-grained, free of knots (of timber).

He pai rawa te rākau nā, kāore he pūpeka o roto, he ngako katoa (W 1971:228). / That wood is very good, it has no knots in it and its all straight-grained.

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2. (noun) fat (on meat), blubber.

Kātahi ka pātai te hunga i noho atu, "He aha te ngako o tō koutou motu?" Ka utua atu, "He tuna, he hāpuku, he manu, he kākā, he kūkū, he tītī, he kororā (kāore e rere tērā manu)." (JPS 1901:70). / Then the people who lived there asked, “What are the fat things of your island?” They replied, “Eel, groper, birds, kākā, New Zealand pigeon, mutton bird and blue penguin (that bird does not fly)."

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3. (noun) essence, gist, substance, nub.

Ko te ngako tēnei o aku kupu poroporoaki ki a koutou (TTT 1/11/1929:1914). / This is the essence of my parting words to you all.

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4. (noun) lipid.

Ko tā te ate he whakaputa i te waiate hei wāwāhi i te ngako o roto i te kai (RP 2009:349). / The purpose of the liver is to produce bile to separate out the lipids in food.

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5. (noun) fernbird, Bowdleria punctata - a warm brown bird heavily streaked and spotted dark brown with a long frayed tail. Secretive and lives in freshwater and tidal wetlands.

ngako kōhura

1. (noun) saturated fat.

Hei tauira o te ngako kōhura ko te pata, ko te miraka, ko te mīti (RP 2009:296). / Examples of saturated fat is butter, milk and meat.

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waikawa ngako

1. (noun) fatty acid.

He rōpū taiora ngā ngako kei roto i te kai, he pūhui o te nonireka me te waikawa ngako (RP 2009:296). / Lipids are a group of nutrients in food, compounds made up of glycerol and fatty acids (RP 2009:296).

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ngako hamanga

1. (noun) unsaturated fat.

Hei tauira o te ngako hamanga, ko te hinu hua rākau, hua whenua, pērā i te hinu ōriwa (RP 2009:297). / Examples of unsaturated fat is the oil of seeds and vegetables, such as olive oil.

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miraka ngako iti

1. (loan) (noun) low-fat milk.

ngako-moa

1. (noun) a variety of kūmara.

tupu ana te ngako

1. an expression to remind someone not to be too cocky or confident.

Kāpene: Kia kaha tātou, ko te whāinga whakamutunga tēnei! Mema: E pai ana. Ka toa tātou. Māmā noa iho ki a tātou. Kāpene: Tupu ana te ngako! Taihoa e pane nui! (HKKT 1/2011:35). / Captain: Let’s give it our all, this is the final! Member: It’s all good. We’ll win. It’ll be easy for us. Captain: Don’t get too cocky! Let’s not get a big head!

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