2. (noun) fat (on meat), blubber.
Kātahi ka pātai te hunga i noho atu, "He aha te ngako o tō koutou motu?" Ka utua atu, "He tuna, he hāpuku, he manu, he kākā, he kūkū, he tītī, he kororā (kāore e rere tērā manu)." (JPS 1901:70). / Then the people who lived there asked, “What are the fat things of your island?” They replied, “Eel, groper, birds, kākā, New Zealand pigeon, mutton bird and blue penguin (that bird does not fly)."
3. (noun) essence, gist, substance, nub.
Ko te ngako tēnei o aku kupu poroporoaki ki a koutou (TTT 1/11/1929:1914). / This is the essence of my parting words to you all.
4. (noun) lipid.
Ko tā te ate he whakaputa i te waiate hei wāwāhi i te ngako o roto i te kai (RP 2009:349). / The purpose of the liver is to produce bile to separate out the lipids in food.
5. (noun) fernbird, Bowdleria punctata - a warm brown bird heavily streaked and spotted dark brown with a long frayed tail. Secretive and lives in freshwater and tidal wetlands.
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