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kirihoko

1. (noun) patches of white skin.

He aha anō hoki te hohoro ai te kapi i ngā takiwā Māori i te iwi kirihoko? (TW 16/2/1878:82). / Why have people with blotchy skin become so prevalent in Māori districts?

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2. (noun) purchaser.

Ko te hoko harangotengote tētahi anō kaupapa hei whakarata, hei kukume i te hunga kirihoko . He whakaritenga tēnei kia tukuna e te kirihoko tētahi wāhanga iti o te utu i ia marama, i ia wiki rānei (TRP 2010:305). / Hire purchase is another way to attract and entice the purchasers. This is an arrangement where the purchaser supplies a small part of the payment each month or each week.

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Synonyms: kaiutu, kaitango

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