Takō, a. 1. Loose. He tako noa te aka o te taiepa nei; kaore i mau.
2. Peeled off. Ka tako te hiako. Rangi tako, clear sky.
tākōkō, a. Loosened. I takokotia te kiri o te rakau.
whakatākōkō, v.t. Peel off, as the bark of a tree.
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Tako (i), n. Palate, gums.
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Tako (ii), n. In the expression whare tako, common meeting house of a village. Akuanei koe ka haere ki te whare tako (Tr. vii, 51); but note a different version reads taka (W. ii, 132). Either may be a misprint. ‖ taka (iv).
takotako, a. Upright, erect, extended. He takotako no te noho o te manu.—Te haere a te tangata ra, takotako ana.
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