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kikokiko

1. (noun) flesh, meat.

I ngā wā e ora ana ia, hereheretia ai ōna waewae ki te rino, nāwai rā ka hou te rino ki roto i te kikokiko (TP 10/1899:5). / While he was healthy, his legs were shackled in irons, and presently the shackle worked its way into his flesh.

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Synonyms: mīti


2. (stative) malevolent, malicious.

I hira ake tō rātou mana i tō ngā rangitira o ngā hapū, ā, i te mātūtūtanga o te mate, i hewa ngā tūroro nā ngā karakia kikokiko i ora ai (KO 15/6/1882:6). / Their mana is greater than that of the chiefs of the kinship groups and when convalescing the patients are deluded into thinking that the malevolent ritual chants will heal them.

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Synonyms: turatura, tūtara, kaikino, whakakino, hīkaka, whakakinokino, ngau tuarā

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