(noun) kākā, Nestor meridionalis - large native forest parrot with olive-brown and dull green upperparts and crimson underparts; sometimes used as a general term for parrots (i.e. kākāpō, kākāriki, kea and kākā). He nui te manu hai kai - te kākā, te kōkō, te kererū (HP 1991:28). / There were plenty of birds as food - kākā, tūī and New Zealand wood pigeon.
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kakā
(stative) be hot, red-hot (e.g. chillies). He mate kakā te kiri, he mea kōtingotingo whero katoa te kiri (TWMNT 26/1/1875 wh24). / It's an illness where the skin becomes hot and is all spotted red.
kaka
(noun) dress, garment, clothing. Ko ngā kaka me ngā hīti o te tūroro me pāera katoa (TTT 1/3/1929 wh951). / The clothes and sheets of the patient should all be boiled.
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