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oko

1. (verb) to hear.

oko

1. (noun) wooden bowl, open container, bowl, mortar (grinding bowl).

Ka tīkina te oko, me te wai anō i roto (TTT 1/9/1929:1073). / The bowl, with water in it, was fetched.

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Synonyms: paepae

oko waihāro

1. (noun) soup bowl.

oko huamata

1. (noun) salad bowl.

oko koikara

1. (noun) finger bowl.

oko paura

1. (noun) powder bowl.

oko purini

1. (noun) dessert bowl.

oko whakawera

1. (noun) crucible.

oko whakaeto

1. (noun) evaporating basin.

oko hua

1. (noun) fruit bowl.

Tirohia ngā pōhue, ngā raima me ngā apeikota kei roto i tēnei oko hua. Look at the passionfruit, the limes and the apricots in this fruit bowl. /

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okouku

1. (noun) crockery.

okotahi

1. (noun) exception.

okopoke

1. (noun) mixing bowl.

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