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popoki

1. (verb) (pōkia) to cover over, swamp, overrun, spread over, lie with the concave surface downwards.

Popoki ai taua tohunga i tōna mata ki ōna ringaringa, kātahi ka titiro ki te rangi (TP 7/1905:11). / That tohunga would cover her face with her hands, then look at the sky.

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Synonyms: kōwaowao, poki, pokipoki


2. (noun) lid, cover.

Ka tohua e Ao-kehu tōna iwi kia whakaawaawa i tētahi rākau e uru ai he tangata ki roto. Whāia, me hanga he popoki (Te Ara 2012). / Ao-kehu instructed his people to hollow out a log so that a man would fit inside. A lid was then made.

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Synonyms: tūpoki, kōpani, taupoki


3. (noun) patella, kneecap.

Hei tiaki te popoki i te wāhanga a mua o te turipona. / The kneecap protects the part in front of the knee joint.

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