kiko kau

Maori

Etymology

kiko (“meat”) +‎ kau (“cow”). Compare parallels in other languages of the same Austronesian family like Malay daging lembu.

Noun

kiko kau

  1. beef; meat obtained from cattle.
    • 1859 April 30, “Ko Ingarana Me Tona Iwi”, in Te Karere Maori‎[1], page 1:
      Ko nga kiko kau, aha, i tunua hei kai, ka maua haeretia e nga kuki...
      The beef was [roasted] to be [our] meal, it was brought to us by the cooks...

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