KIEKIE

Meaning of KIEKIE in English

[ 'ki:ki: ]

■ noun a New Zealand climbing plant with edible bracts, and leaves which are used for basket-making and weaving. [ Freycinetia banksii .]

Origin

C19: from Maori.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KIEKIE — ˈkēāˌkēā, ˈkēˌkē, ˈkīˌkī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : a New Zealand climbing shrub ( Freycinetia banksii ) with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIEKIE — n. a New Zealand climbing plant with edible bracts, and leaves which are used for basket-making etc. [Maori]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KIEKIE — n. a New Zealand climbing plant with edible bracts, and leaves which are used for basket-making etc. [ Maori ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KIEKIE — n. a New Zealand climbing plant with edible bracts, and leaves which are used for basket-making etc. Etymology: Maori
Oxford English vocab
TUKUTUKU — ˈtu̇(ˌ)ku̇ˈtu̇(ˌ)ku̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : decorative Maori latticework usually of flax or kiekie stems and in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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