1. (verb) to squawk, screech, crow - to make a shrill raucus sound e.g. a rooster crowing.
2. (noun) squawk, screech, crow - a shrill raucus sound e.g. the crow of a rooster.
Ko te tekekō a te tame heihei e whakaatu ana i te awatea (PK 2008:913). / The crow of the rooster heralds the daylight.
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