kaka

[ kah-kuh ]

/ ˈkɑ kə /

noun

any of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, especially N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage.

Origin of kaka

1765–75; <Maori kākā, perhaps akin to kā to screech

Words nearby kaka

k'ai shu, kaizen, Kajaani, Kajar, kak, kaka, kaka beak, kakapo, kakariki, kakebuton, kakemono

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Example sentences from the Web for kaka

Even after the wrongful dismissal of Kaka, the Seleçao never looked in trouble.
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Loath were they to leave the place of the Kaka and the lake of their dead.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest|Katharine Berry Judson
The large parrot may be the Kaka, although there is no blue in the plumage of the Kaka (Nestor meridionalis).
Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects|James R. McClymont
From time immemorial this has been called the Kaka Scala, or bad way.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)|John Lloyd Stephens

Two more joined him, and spent the night on board in singing a kaka or song of love for their visitors.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for kaka

kaka

/ (ˈkɑːkə) /

noun

a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill

Word Origin for kaka

C18: from Māori, perhaps imitative of its call

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单词	kaka
释义	kaka [ kah-kuh ] / ˈkɑ kə / noun any of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, especially N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage. Origin of kaka 1765–75; <Maori kākā, perhaps akin to kā to screech Words nearby kaka k'ai shu, kaizen, Kajaani, Kajar, kak, kaka, kaka beak, kakapo, kakariki, kakebuton, kakemono Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kaka Even after the wrongful dismissal of Kaka, the Seleçao never looked in trouble. World Cup Primer\|Joshua Robinson\|June 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Loath were they to leave the place of the Kaka and the lake of their dead. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest\|Katharine Berry Judson The large parrot may be the Kaka, although there is no blue in the plumage of the Kaka (Nestor meridionalis). Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects\|James R. McClymont From time immemorial this has been called the Kaka Scala, or bad way. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)\|John Lloyd Stephens Two more joined him, and spent the night on board in singing a kaka or song of love for their visitors. Life of John Coleridge Patteson\|Charlotte M. Yonge British Dictionary definitions for kaka kaka / (ˈkɑːkə) / noun a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill Word Origin for kaka C18: from Māori, perhaps imitative of its call Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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