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keho

1. (noun) peak, pointed summit.

Mā wai e whakahoro te keho i Rangitoto? (M 2007:100). / Who can destroy the peak at Rangitoto?

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Synonyms: keokeo, matatihi, keo, tautara, tara, tihi, keokeonga, maunga, tāpuhipuhi, karamata


2. (noun) frost, ice.

Kia mātaratara i runga, kia mātaratara i raro, kia ao ake te rā, he tio, he keho, he hauhunga (TMT 2/9/1861:23). / Let it be intensely cold above and below, let the day dawn with freezing cold, ice and frost.

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3. (noun) vagina, vulva.

Ki te tohe mai ia he aha te kai mā te niho kehokeho he keho anō! Tū ana te kehokeho! (K 1993:41). / Should he persist in asking what the food for the vulva's teeth is tell him it is the vulva! Long live the vulva! (K 1993:42).

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