kaikoropeke

Maori

Etymology

From kai- (agent prefix) +‎ koropeke (“to curl the limbs up”).

Noun

kaikoropeke

  1. skinflint, miser, niggard
    Synonyms: pitokite, ringapoto, kaiponu, matapiko, kaihākere, makitaunu, porokaihākere, atuapo

Further reading

“kaikoropeke” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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