kokiri

/ (ˈkɒkiːriː) /

noun plural kokiri

a rough-skinned New Zealand triggerfish, Parika scaber, known also as leatherjacket See leatherjacket (def. 2)
a Māori self-help group providing training and support in the community

Word Origin for kokiri

Māori

Words nearby kokiri

koji, kok-saghyz, kokako, kokand, kokanee, kokiri, kokka, kokkola, koko, koko nor, kokobeh

Example sentences from the Web for kokiri

  • They hold in their hands some reeds to represent darts or kokiri.

    Old New Zealand |Earl of Pembroke.

  • A wild yell with a wilder volley answered my shot, and the line made a kokiri (short charge) in my direction.

    Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion |G. Hamilton-Browne