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1. (noun) penis.

Haria mai ana e Pine te tekoteko nei hai whakahuene mai mā tētahi o ngā tama tāne; hākiki ana te tama nei i tana kitenga kua tapahia kētia e ngā mihinare Karaitiana te ure o te tipuna nei (TTR 1998:188). / Pine took the tekoteko to a young worker to sand off; and the boy was offended when he discovered that the penis of the tekoteko had been cut off by Christian missionaries.

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Synonyms: toperu, mongamonga, tama ngarengare

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