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pāhokahoka

1. (noun) shed, hut, screen.

He aha i kīia ai ko te Pākehā ki roto ki tana whare whakapaipai noho mai ai, ko te Māori ki roto ki te pāhokahoka koromeke mai ai (TKM.MM 16/12/1862:19). / Why was it said that a Pākehā lives in his beautiful house, but the Māori must curl up in a hut.

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Synonyms: māhauhau, whare, wharau, hēte, hēti, whakaruru, , tauārai, mata, , ārai, rīanga, tītopa, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, ārei, takitaki, pāhoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū

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