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kehokeho

1. (modifier) clearly - used as an intensive following mārama.

Kei te wāhi mārama kehokeho noa e takoto mārakerake ana (TWMNT 7/11/1876:287). / It is quite clear and lies open and exposed to view.

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2. (noun) hilltop.

Ka whiriwhiri ētahi toa maha tonu i tētahi parehua, i tētahi kehokeho rānei mō rātou (HM 4/1998:5). / A significant number of males choose a ridge or a hilltop for themselves.

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3. (noun) vagina, vulva.

Ki te tohe mai ia he aha te kai mā te niho kehokeho he keho anō! Tū ana te kehokeho! (K 1993:41). / Should he persist in asking what the food for the vulva's teeth is tell him it is the vulva! Long live the vulva! (K 1993:42).

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