kota
1. (noun) shell (of pipi, etc.).
Kia pai te tiaki i ngā toka kai moana. Kaua e panga kota pipi, pāua, aha atu ki ēnei wāhi (TWK 11:17). / Look after the seafood rocks properly. Don't throw away pipi and pāua shells, or anything else in these places.
Synonyms: kotakota, angaanga, tīwarawara, kōwhaki, anga
2. (noun) scraper - anything to scrape or cut with.
Ko ngā ripi me ngā kota ngā taputapu pounamu tahito rawa a te Māori (Te Ara 2013). / Knives and scrapers are among the oldest pounamu tools of the Māori.
3. (noun) sawdust.
