makomako1
/ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ/ /ˈmakəʊˌmakəʊ/ /ˈmeɪkəʊˌmeɪkəʊ/(also makamaka, mako-mak) NZ
noun
The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura (family Meliphagidae).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Taylor (?1805–1873). From Maori makomako; the unreduplicated form mako is also occasionally found in N.Z. English.
makomako2
/ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ/ /ˈmakəʊˌmakəʊ/ /ˈmeɪkəʊˌmeɪkəʊ/(also mockamock, moko-mok) NZ
noun
A small New Zealand tree of forest clearings, Aristotelia serrata (family Elaeocarpaceae), which bears clusters of small pink flowers and bright or dark red berries; also called wineberry.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Taylor (?1805–1873). From Maori makomako; compare the unreduplicated form mako.