kōpako
1. (noun) back of the head.
He tangata i taotū i te whawhai, i tū ki raro iho o te taringa te matā puta atu i te kōpako, kore rawa i mate (TP 1/8/1902:2). / A man was wounded in the battle, the bullet struck below the ear and came out the back of the head, but he did not die.
Synonyms: maihamo, pāhoahoa, murikōkai, kōhamo, hamo, hemihemi
