keo

1. (verb) to screech (as a bird).

Ka tata rāua ki te uru paina, ka tiripou iho ngā makipai me te keo haere. / When they got close to the grove of pine trees the magpies swooped down on them screeching as they went.

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2. (noun) peak, pointed summit, target.

Me uaua kē ka piki ake te tangata ki runga i te keo o tērā maunga. / It's only with great difficulty that someone can climb onto the sharp peak of that mountain.

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Synonyms: keokeo, matatihi, tautara, tara, tihi, keokeonga, maunga, keho, tāpuhipuhi, karamata

3. (noun) ice, frost.

Kia ao ake te rā, he tio, he keo, he hauhunga (G 1853:292). / Let the day dawn with freezing cold, ice and frost.

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