poaka

P3O1A1K5A1

noun

A pig.

OriginMāori poaka →
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Meanings

nounpoaka (plural poakas)

plural poakas

  1. New Zealandamong the Maori peopleA pig.

    When I write that scores of houses have been burnt, whole villages renovated, kaingas fenced in, poakas and dogs fenced out […]

    1904, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives..., New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, page 62

Origin

  1. Māoripoaka“pig”
  2. Englishpoaka

Borrowed from Māori poaka (“pig”).

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APA

poaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaka

MLA

“poaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaka. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poaka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poaka.

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