neke
1. (loan) (noun) snake, asp, serpent, viper.
I kitea e ia te tinihanga o ngā Parihī o ngā Karaipi, ā tāwaitia ana rātou e ia, kīia ana he 'neke, he uri nākahi,' he tāhae, he aha, he aha… (TP 7/1903:5). / He could see the deceptions of the Pharisees and Scribes, and he jeered at them, saying they were “snakes, sons of serpents”, thieves and other things…
Synonyms: nākahi
