hoka

/ ˈhɒkɑː /

noun

1. See red cod
   another name for red cod

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoka¹

Māori

Example Sentences

It was a Corsican who had years before called him cochon sauvage—coçon chauvage, as Hoka mispronounced it.

From Project Gutenberg

I was one day talking by the wayside with my friend Hoka, when I perceived his eyes suddenly to flash and his stature to swell.

From Project Gutenberg

Hoka, on one of his visits, fell suddenly in a brooding silence, and presently after left the ship with cold formality.

From Project Gutenberg