Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

kakao

1. (noun) old bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica - a brown-and-white migratory wading bird with a long, slightly upturned, black bill and a pink base which breeds in the northern hemisphere and summers in the southern.

E toru ngā āhua kuaka: 1. he karoro; 2. he kura; 3. he kakao (HKW 1/11/1901:1). / There are three forms of bar-tailed godwits: 1. a white bird; 2. a red bird; and 3. an old godwit.

Show example

Hide example

See also hakakao, kuaka, rakakao

Synonyms: rīrīwaka, kuhikuhiwaka, kura, karoro, kuaka, rakakao, hakakao, tarakakao

Te Kākano 3rd Edition

New edition of the leading Māori-language textbook out now.

More info

The App

Te Aka Māori Dictionary is also available as an iOS and Android app. Download below.

iOS Android

The Book

Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.

More info

He Pātaka Kupu

Te kai a te rangatira

He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.

Visit website

00:00