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Kūkara

1. (loan) (verb) to google - search for (something on the internet) using a search engine.

Me kūkara te mahere whenua, kia mārama pūahoaho ai koe ki te ara hei takahi māu (HJ 2015:132). / You should google the map so that the way for you to travel is very clear.

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2. (loan) (personal noun) Google - multinational technology company specialising in Internet-related services and products.

Nā Kūkara hoki i whakarewa tāna ake pūmanawa rapu reo Māori i te tau 2008 (NZ Herald 4/7/2016:A8). / Google began its Māori-language search engine in 2008 (NZ Herald 4/7/2016:A8).

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