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puka

1. (noun) cabbage.

Nō muri iho o tēnei, ka ū mai a Kāwana Kīngi, ā, nāna te poaka i kitea ai ki reira, me te rīwai, me te puka (JPS 1896:s5). / Subsequently to this Governor King landed and he brought the pig, the potato, and the cabbage.

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Synonyms: kāpeti, kāpiti

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