Pakō. 1. v.i. Make a loud sudden sound or report, pop. Ka pako te tai, he tohu hau tonga.
2. a. Blistered.
whakapākōkō, v.t. Loosen the bark of a tree by beating.
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Pako, pāpako, v.t. 1. Loosen the soil round plants, cultivate. Papakotia te whenua kia ngawari ai te tupu o te torori.
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2. Plantkumara, etc., among the weeds which have been cleared off the soil.
3. Glean, after a root crop has been lifted.
whakapako, banish. Ehara i a au nana koe i whakapako (M. 400).
pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha? Ki te kai pakopako (M. 142).
2. A species of plantain.
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