poaka

1. (loan) (noun) pig, swine, hog.

He nui ngā poaka, ā i riro i te hoko aua kurī katoa (TW 12/8/1876:1). / There are many pigs and all those animals have been sold.

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2. (loan) (noun) pork.

Kāore te Hūrai e whakaaetia ana kia kai i te poaka. / Jews aren’t permitted to eat pork.

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Synonyms: mīti poaka

poaka

1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.

(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)

Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, tōrea

2. (noun) black stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae - a rare native stilt. Adult bird is entirely black with long pinkish-red legs and a very fine black bill.

Poaka

1. (noun) Rigel - the seventh brightest star in the sky and seen above Tautoru (Orion's Belt) in the eastern sky in early morning. With some iwi Puanga heralded the beginning of the Māori year.