kaka

American  

[kah-kuh] / ˈkɑ kə /

noun

1. any of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, especially N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage.

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kaka British  

/ ˈkɑːkə /

noun

1. a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill

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Etymology

Origin of kaka

1765–75; < Maori kākā, perhaps akin to kā to screech

Example Sentences

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