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hikā

1. (loan) (noun) cigar.

Tokomaha ngā rangatira i Te Matau-a-Māui ka tuku i ō rātou whenua hei hoko taputapu hanga whare, waea taiepa, hikā momi, waipiro, tae rawa atu ki ngā kākahu hutu (Te Ara 2015). / Many chiefs of Hawke’s Bay exchanged their lands to buy goods such as building materials, fencing wire, cigars, liquor and even suits.

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