kokiri

/ (ˈkɒkiːriː) /

noun plural kokiri

a rough-skinned New Zealand triggerfish, Parika scaber, known also as leatherjacketSee leatherjacket (def. 2)

a Māori self-help group providing training and support in the community

Nearby words

koji, kok-saghyz, kokako, kokand, kokanee, kokiri, kokka, kokkola, koko, koko nor, kokobeh

Word Origin for kokiri

Māori

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Examples from the Web for kokiri

They hold in their hands some reeds to represent darts or kokiri.
Old New Zealand|Earl of Pembroke.
A wild yell with a wilder volley answered my shot, and the line made a kokiri (short charge) in my direction.
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion|G. Hamilton-Browne