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hako

1. (noun) distractor, playful male extrovert in haka performance.

Tērā te hako e mahi ana i tāna mahi, he whakawai i te hunga mātakitaki (RMR 2017). / There is the playful extrovert performing his role in amusing the audience.

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2. (noun) monkey.

Noho nei tētahi piriniha, ā, ka whakamōhio i ētahi hako ki te kanikani, he iwi whakatau hoki te hako ki ngā mahi a te tangata (KO 15/10/1883:6). / There was a prince and he taught some monkeys to dance as monkeys are animals that imitate the activities of people.

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Synonyms: maki, makimaki

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