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kono

1. (noun) small square basket for cooked food.

Ka mauria ngā kono kai, he tāngata ngā kai o roto o ngā kono katoa (JPS 1922:26). / The food baskets were brought, the food in all the baskets being human flesh.

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2. (noun) loop, noose, knot.

Mahia he kono ka komo atu te moka o te taura (Ng 1993:261). / Make a loop and pass the end of the rope through it.

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Synonyms: ruru, tapona, noti, pona, tīpona, pūtiki, pūtikitiki, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro, kōpeti, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, koromeke, koropewapewa, koru, tau, koropewa, pōkuru


3. (noun) bend, corner.

Kotahi kono ka tae ki te ngutuawa o Raparapaririki (W 1971:134). / One bend and they had reached the mouth of the Raparapaririki stream.

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