kōpakipaki

Maori edit

Etymology edit

Reduplicated form of kōpaki ("husk") indicating its appearance (literally "husky").^[1]

Noun edit

kōpakipaki

maize, corn
Synonym: kānga

References edit

^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 163

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