kuku

/ (kuːkuː) /

noun plural kuku NZ

another name for New Zealand pigeon

a mussel

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Word Origin for kuku

Māori

Words nearby kuku

Ku Kluxer, Ku Kluxism, Ku Klux Klan, kukri, Kuksu, kuku, kukui, Kuku Nor, kula, kulak, kulan

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Example sentences from the Web for kuku

From there, the local authorities transported the group to Kuku, an uninhabited island, and left them there.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same green herbs that appear in sabzi polow are invited back for an encore in a frittata-like egg dish known as kuku sabzi.
Persian New Year Celebration With Author Azar Nafisi|Karen Fragala Smith|March 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is the private property of your true hosts, the 7,000 Maasai who own the Kuku Group Ranch.
Eco-Chic Safari|Sophie Menin|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The partnership between the Belpietros of Lombardi and the Maasai of the Kuku Group Ranch is nothing short of remarkable.
Eco-Chic Safari|Sophie Menin|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Some mention should also be made of the monasteries at Kuku khotun, ‘the blue city’ in Tartary.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The western chain of hills has loftier peaks than those of Kuku, Jebel Loka being about 3000 ft. high.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
I told him to sleep; he answered, Kuku mahuta, (Smoke, then sleep).
Adventures in New Guinea|James Chalmers
The kuku is a small green turtle-dove, very common in the islands, and called also u'u and kukupa.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
When they see Kuku outside they simply scoot away and buy bromides.
Heart of the West|O. Henry

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