kikokiko
Hawaiian
Etymology
Reduplication of kiko (“dot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.koˈki.ko/, [ti.koˈti.ko]
Verb
kikokiko
- (stative) dotted, spotted, speckled
- (transitive) to dot, to discolor with spots
- (transitive) to nibble, to peck at
- (transitive) to type
Derived terms
- kikokiko hua (“typist”)
- mīkini kikokiko (“typewriter”)
Further reading
- kikokiko in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Maori
Etymology 1
Reduplication of kiko.
Noun
kikokiko
- flesh, meat
- 2021, “Titokowaru”, performed by Alien Weaponry:
- Ka pīrangi au te kikokiko pākeha
- I crave the flesh of the Pakeha (white man)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
kikokiko
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kiko, kikokiko”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 138
- “kikokiko” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.