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kaikai

1. (verb) (-nga) to eat, chew, munch, graze.

Kei te wini o waenganui ko te Karaiti e tū ana e roha ana ngā ringaringa, e karanga ana, "Haere mai ki Ahau." Kei muri i a ia he hipi e kaikai ana (TP 4/1906:11). / In the middle window Christ is standing with his arms stretched out, calling, "Come to Me." Behind him sheep are grazing.
He kaiota te manu nei. Ko ētahi o āna tino kai, ko ngā kākano, ngā rau, ngā tātā me ngā pakiaka o ētahi tipu. Ka kaikainga ngā mea kākoa, me te ngongo i te pia o roto (HM 4/1998:4). / This bird is a herbivore. Some of its staple foods are seeds, leaves, stalks and the roots of some plants. Fibrous things are eaten and the sap inside is sucked out.

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Synonyms: kamu

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