kaka
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kaka
1765–75; < Maori kākā, perhaps akin to kā to screech
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Later I asked Ghule kaka what I'd done to annoy her.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023
Barry looks about the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington, where raucous kaka parrots and fidgety saddlebacks are among the rare birds protected from predators by a specially designed fence that stretches for miles.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2017
Not the type of kaka he has left Chelsea football club in this season, but the once great Brazilian forward who played for him during his time managing Real Madrid.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2015
John G. Keulemans's image of the Norfolk Island kaka: the bird at top is the famous Norfolk Island bird afflicted with a bill deformity.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2013
“Of course. And you are widowed? You said you were. My condolences. And this uncle, this kaka, where does he live?”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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