2. (verb) to be defeated, beaten, overcome, overpowered.
Ko te whakaaro ka whakaekea e rātau a Ahuriri, engari whakaekea kētia ana ko rātau e Kānara Hōri Whitimoa, poko tonu atu (TTR 1994:154). / It was thought that they would attack Napier, but they themselves were attacked by Colonel George Whitmore and totally defeated.
Synonyms: pari te ihu, kake, where, pāpā, wikitōria, whakatina, tārū, hinga, raupatu, tae, takapapa, pārure, whakatūoi, mate, whara, poke
3. (noun) hole.
poko
1. (noun) pokopoko, Clematis cunninghamii - woody climbing plant with yellowish green flowers found in the North Island.
See also pokopoko
Synonyms: ngākau kiore, aka ngākau kiore, pokopoko, pokopoko nui a hura, pōpoko nui a hura
e poko
1. bloody bugger - an expression that can be used in a serious manner as an insult or in jest, depending on who says it, how it’s said and the context it’s said in.
Tangata 1: E aha ana koe? Tangara 2: Hei aha tāu! Ehakē i a koe ngā rori! Tangata 1: Kai a te kurī! Tangata 2: E poko! Tō tero hoki! (HKKT 1/2011:8). / Person 1: What are you up to? Person 2: Never mind yours! You don’t own the roads. Person 1: You so and so! Person 2: You bloody bugger! Up yours!
poko mimi
1. (noun) bladder.
See also pukumimi
