hoka
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hoka
Māori
Example Sentences
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The boy stands far aside, and at mention of this he jerks himself into a knot, his head drops down between his shoulders, his mouth puckers up, and he exclaims "Oh, hoka!"
From Shadows of Shasta by Miller, Joaquin
The phrase omoi no hoka, in the fourth line, means "contrary to expectation;" but it is ingeniously made to suggest also the idea of secret longing.
From The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories by Hearn, Lafcadio
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