kāwekaweka - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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kāwekaweka

1. (verb) to be lengthy, rambling, digressing.

E hoa, kia tū koe ki te whaikōrero, kaua e kāwekaweka. / Hey mate, when you stand up to speak don't ramble.

Synonyms: takaroaroa, tāroa, auroa, autaki, ikimoke, karore, pikopiko, parure, kaipāwe

2. (modifier) long, tall.

He rākau kāwekaweka te kahikatea. / The kahikatea is a tall tree.

Synonyms: hotu, roa, tāroa, hītawe, hūroaroa, wheau, whēnakonako, hauroa, kaweka, tautini, taumano, tāroaroa, whāroa, kōroaroa

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