"kaka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːkə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaka.wav Forms: kakas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːkə Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kākā. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|kākā}} Maori kākā Head templates: {{en-noun}} kaka (plural kakas)
  1. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands. Wikipedia link: kaka Categories (lifeform): Parrots Synonyms: Nestor, kākā Derived forms: Chatham Islands Kaka, Nestor sp [extinct], mountain kaka, night kaka, Norfolk Island Kaka, Nestor productus [extinct], North Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, South Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis Translations (parrots in the genus Nestor): kaka (Finnish), kākā (Maori), kea (Maori)

Inflected forms

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