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kūkau

1. (noun) jew's harp, mouth harp - a musical instrument made by vibrating a sliver of wood or bone held between the teeth.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 165;)

E tino kata te ao hou ina rongo ki te tangi a te kūkau, arā a te rōria (TTT 1/2/1930:1976). / The modern world really laughs when they hear the sound of the kūkau, that is the jew's harp.

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Synonyms: rōria

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