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matarikiriki

Bingham

mætaríkiriki

a. spoken of a coconut - shell cup with broken edges.
n. coconut - shell cup with nicked edges.

Sabatier

matarikiriki

n. (1) junction of ebbing tide and ocean in beaches of reef.
n. (2) a coconut shell with three holes used for drawing water.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Coconut, Sea, canoes and navigation