tekoteko

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noun

Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house

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Meanings

nountekoteko (plural tekotekos)

plural tekotekos

  1. Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house
  2. A Maori human-form carving

    The core of the pā, found on the cliff corner, has been reconstructed in recent years to include a traditional Māori fence and a tekoteko.

    2021 January 22, Mina Kerr-Lazenby, “Secret NZ: The historic pā site which lies just north of Auckland's Castor Bay”, in Stuff NZ, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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