takakau
1. (modifier) unmarried, free, single, unattached.
2. (noun) spinster, bachelor.
Ko ngā tāngata mārena e roa atu ana tō rātou oranga i ngā takakau (KO 15/8/1885:8). / Married people live longer than spinsters and bachelors.
3. (noun) unleavened bread (i.e. made without yeast), scone, flapjack, pancake.
Ka kai rātou i ngā toenga o tērā pō; he mīti, he pūwhā; he takakau hei kīnaki (TWK 6:2). / They ate the leftovers of the previous night; meat, sowthistle and unleavened bread to complement these.
Synonyms: panikeke
