"tekoteko" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tekotekos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tekoteko (plural tekotekos)
  1. Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house
    Sense id: en-tekoteko-en-noun-C35lSFk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Architecture Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Architecture: 76 24
  2. A Maori human-form carving
    Sense id: en-tekoteko-en-noun-xU27sHkJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, New Zealand Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 35 65
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