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pakapaka

1. (modifier) quarrelsome, argumentative.

Kāore mātou i aro atu ki ana kōrero pakapaka, kua haurangi kē hoki (PK 2008:567). / We did not take any notice of his quarrelsome comments because he was already drunk.

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Synonyms: pākani, toheriri, tumatuma, pukungangare, nihoniho, kaikiri, ngaweri

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