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kateke

Bingham

katéke

a. very nice, well executed first rate.
well fitted as a fish-hook to take fish.
n. nice execution,.
n. a certain plank of a canoe near one of the ends.

Sabatier

kateke

a. kakateke: striking, agreeable to the eye, nice, pretty, smart, stylish, natty, elegant.
n. te kateke, te kakateke: beauty, grace, fineness, elegance.

kateke1

a. kateketeke, kakateketeke: sharp, pointed, keen, incisive, thorny.
n. point, thorn, thorn bush, sharp coral, sharp rocks, etc.
vt. katekea: to pierce.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Plants and trees, Sea, canoes and navigation