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kaupeka - season

Kaupeka, n. 1. Branch, stick. = peka. Kaupeka o te tau, summer. Iwi kaupeka, applied to limbs with poor muscular development. Engari he iwi kaupeka te tupu o te tangata.

2. Offering to an atua. Tautititia hei kaupeka mo Haumia (M. 8). = koropā.

3. Lunar month, generic name. Koia tenei nga kaupeka o te tau. Ka tau ki te kaupeka o Taperewai.

4. Foot loop used by tree climbers; footrest, step of a ladder or a digging stick.

5. A toy or game. Na, ka tae e mahi, he ku, he pakura, he to … he porotiti, he kaupeka.

6. a. Spread open, as the mouth of a basket. Ko te kete he mea kaupeka ki te rakau kia tuwhera tonu ai (Kah.).

kaupekapeka, n. Branch. Mo te rakau kahore he manga, ara he kaupekapeka (J. ii, 60). Kore kaupekapeka, a term applied to a childless person.

Williams Dictionary

Ko tēhea kaupeka o te tau tēnei?
Which season of the year is this?
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