Ngao. 1. v.t. Dress timber with an adze. Ka pai te ngao o te toki a Tuhaka. Different methods were distinguished as ngao pae, work with coarse finish; ngao tu, with a medium finish; ngao matariki, with a fine finish: executed with a large, medium or small toki respectively.
2. n. Alternate ridge and depression, as on timber dressed by an adze. Meake waruhia nga ngao o te rakau.
3. Trough of the sea. Waiho te waka i te ngao. ‖ Mng. gaogao.
4. Palate. Tangohia ake ana te iwa o nga kumara hei hikahikanga i te ngao o Tutawa-whanau-moana (T. 113).
5. External corner, projection.
6. Sprout, shoot. Heoi te roa o te ngao.
7. Strength, energy. Kahore he ngao, kahore he aha.
whakangao, v.t. 1. Hollow, work into a depression. Whakangaoa te taha o te rakau o te matau, kia tapoko ai te paua ki roto, kei titengi te whakanoho, a ka riro i te ika.
2. Put forth, sprout. E whakangao ana i te rau.
ngangao, a. Ornamented with markings of atoki. Te wai-pounamu nei taratarai atu i te poupou kia ngangao ai (S.).
ngaongao, n. A mollusc.
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