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pakimaero

1. (noun) kilt, apron - a traditional garment worn like a maro.

Ko ngā wāhine moe tāne he pakimaero te kaka, he kuta (JPS 1928:177). / The married women wore a kilt fashioned from kuta.

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Synonyms: taupaki, panekoti, paki, rāpaki

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