"kakaho" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kakaho [plural], kakahos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Maori Head templates: {{en-noun|kakaho|s}} kakaho (plural kakaho or kakahos)
  1. A reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand. Categories (lifeform): Grasses
    Sense id: en-kakaho-en-noun-ecBHnO7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowing from Maori",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kakaho",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakahos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "kakaho",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Grasses",
          "orig": "en:Grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1896, The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 5, page 157:",
          "text": "Directly the kakahos were laden they poled away, whilst the lady heard the name of Tu-rere-ao constantly repeated by the people, so that she felt sure it was really Tu-rere-ao ; and her heart felt glad as they poled away from the camp at Te One-heke, which is situated at the seaward end of the present town of Whanganui.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Dean Sully, Decolonizing Conservation: Caring For Maori Meeting Houses Outside New Zealand, page 82:",
          "text": "By 5.30 pm Sunday afternoon, the bundles of kiekie were hanging to dry in the wharekai, beside the kakaho.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Makereti Papakura, The Old-Time Maori:",
          "text": "The chief Tohunga performed ceremonies over the pou-toko-manawa or centre post, and when the kakaho reeds forming the patterned walls were laced in position, karakia were repeated.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand."
      ],
      "id": "en-kakaho-en-noun-ecBHnO7D",
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "New Zealand",
          "New Zealand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kakaho"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Borrowing from Maori",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kakaho",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakahos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kakaho",
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      },
      "expansion": "kakaho (plural kakaho or kakahos)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English indeclinable nouns",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Grasses"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1896, The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Volume 5, page 157:",
          "text": "Directly the kakahos were laden they poled away, whilst the lady heard the name of Tu-rere-ao constantly repeated by the people, so that she felt sure it was really Tu-rere-ao ; and her heart felt glad as they poled away from the camp at Te One-heke, which is situated at the seaward end of the present town of Whanganui.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Dean Sully, Decolonizing Conservation: Caring For Maori Meeting Houses Outside New Zealand, page 82:",
          "text": "By 5.30 pm Sunday afternoon, the bundles of kiekie were hanging to dry in the wharekai, beside the kakaho.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Makereti Papakura, The Old-Time Maori:",
          "text": "The chief Tohunga performed ceremonies over the pou-toko-manawa or centre post, and when the kakaho reeds forming the patterned walls were laced in position, karakia were repeated.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A reed (Chionochloa conspicua), native to New Zealand."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
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          "New Zealand",
          "New Zealand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kakaho"
}

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