kakahon.
/ˈkɑːkəhəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkɑkəˌhoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈkʌːkʌho/, /ˈkʌːkəhʌu/ New Zealand.
a. The dry flower-stalk of the toetoe raupo ( Arundo conspicua), used for thatching and the making of mats and cloaks.
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1936 Punch 14 Oct. 443/1 Pingao and kakaho, which are used in tuku-tuku work.
1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. ii. 122 The walls were sometimes lined with kakaho reeds but without cross stitch designs.
b. From its use for cloaks, a general term for clothing.
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1832 A. Earle Narr. Resid. N.Z. 12 They [sc. the Chiefs] were clothed in mats, called Ka-ka-hoos.
1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. v. 166 The general term for clothing is kakahu or kahu but the different types of garments have received specific names.
1974 National Geographic Aug. 209/1 Mrs. Emily Schuster, supervisor of women's work, showed me how her girls put together a kakahu, the magnificent feathered cape for ceremonial occasions.
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