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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOKO

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOKO

moko  [ˈməʊkəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOKO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moko is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOKO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moko

In the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands, Moko is a wily character and grandfather of the heroic Ngaru. Moko is a ruler or king of the lizards, and he orders his lizard subjects to climb into the basket of the sky demon Amai-te-rangi to spy on him. When Amai-te-rangi pulls up his basket, he is disappointed to find it full of miserable little reptiles, which escape and overrun his home in the sky.

Definition of moko in the English dictionary

The definition of moko in the dictionary is a Māori tattoo or tattoo pattern Also called: nanua.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOKO


Bioko
baɪˈəʊkəʊ
choko
ˈtʃəʊkəʊ
coco
ˈkəʊkəʊ
cocoa
ˈkəʊkəʊ
iroko
ɪˈrəʊkəʊ
loco
ˈləʊkəʊ
locofoco
ˌləʊkəʊˈfəʊkəʊ
Orinoco
ˌɒrɪˈnəʊkəʊ
pakoko
ˈpɑːkəʊkəʊ
poco
ˈpəʊkəʊ
rococo
rəˈkəʊkəʊ
smokeho
ˈsməʊkəʊ
smoko
ˈsməʊkəʊ
toco
ˈtəʊkəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOKO

mojahedin
mojarra
Mojave
Mojave Desert
mojito
mojo
moke
Mokha
moki
mokihi
mokomoko
mokopuna
mokoro
Mokpo
moksha
mol
mol.
mol. wt.
mola
molal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOKO

alko
Amabokoboko
Amakrokokroko
Bamako
Biko
dekko
Disko
gecko
Gromyko
maiko
mako
mokomoko
Nikko
pachinko
pinko
Rothko
stinko
tokotoko
wacko
yuko

Synonyms and antonyms of moko in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moko» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOKO

Find out the translation of moko to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moko from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moko» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

MOKO
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moko
570 millions of speakers

English

moko
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

moko
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موكو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Моко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

moko
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Moko
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moko
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Moko
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

moko
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モコ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손녀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Moko
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Moko
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोको
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

moko
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moko
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Moko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Моко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Moko
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

moko
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Moko
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

moko
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Moko
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moko

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOKO»

The term «moko» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOKO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moko

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOKO»

Discover the use of moko in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moko and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ta Moko: The Art of Maori Tattoo
Ta Moko is an outstanding work of Maori scholarship. The art of Maori tattoo has always been regarded with fascination, and this was one of the first comprehensive books on the subject.
D. R. Simmons, 2009
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Moko; Or, Maori Tattooing
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Horatio Gordon Robley, 2012
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Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo
Mau Moko is probably the most magnificent book ever produced about the moko, from pre-European times to the present day. It examines the use of tattooing by traditional and contemporary Maori and links it to other aspects of Maori culture.
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, 2007
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Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
'Relationships between and among people need to be managed and guarded by some rules'. Professor Hirini Moko Mead's comprehensive survey of tikanga Maori (Maori custom) is the most substantial of its kind every published.
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Moko, Maori tattoo
Mesmerizing, beautiful, and sometimes shocking, the facial tattoos of the Maori are revealed in this collection of photographs.
Hans Neleman, Tame Wairere Iti, Pita Turei, 1999
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Moko Jumbies: The Dancing Spirits Of Trinidad
Seventeen years ago, Glen "Dragon" de Souza founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean.
Stefan Falke, 2004
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Pépé le Moko
Pp le Moko (1937), directed by Julien Duvivier from the novel by Roger Ashelle and starring Jean Gabin, is the epitome of 1930's French cinema. It tells the story of the glamorous gangster Pepe, trapped in the Casbah in Algiers.
Ginette Vincendeau, 1998
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Expression of Identity: Maori Ta Moko and the Utilization of ...
Ligeia D. Gorre. studies. One such program is the kura kaupapa Māori (Māori immersion school). In 1976, Ruatoki School became the first bilingual instruction school approved by the Aotearoa/New Zealand Department of Education.
Ligeia D. Gorre, 2007
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Plant Pathology
BACTERIAL WILT OR MOKO DISEASE OF BANANA The Moko disease of banana got its name from the fact that it almost eliminated the banana relative Moko plantain in Trinidad around 1890, long before the cause of the disease was known.
George N. Agrios, 2005
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Maori Tatu and Moko
The fifth pattern—With the introduction of this, the circinate coil, as shown by Parkinson in the portrait of a chief1 taken at Poverty Bay (Gisborne), appears to have come an adaptation of the moko lines to the contour of the face, somewhat ...
Henry Ling Roth, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOKO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moko is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kaitaia medical pioneer wins $30k business development grant
It has established the community-based MOKO (Manawa Ora, Korokoro Ora) health service, using a team of healthcare professionals who visit ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
House of the week: Central Auckland character bungalow
... like to call "a bit of kia ora" in the mix, notably a striking koru wall sculpture, by James Atutahi from Moko Artspace in Hot Water Beach. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
If You Rape, Kym Worthy is After Your Sorry Ass
Though the support of the private sector and our parent company's MOKO Door Foundation, Prosecutor Worthy has hired five additional ... «Blue Nation Review, Jul 15»
4
MOKO Appoints Managing Editor of Blue Nation Review
MOKO Social Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim McCaughan as Managing Editor to its political news and conversation ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
5
Kove feat Moko (Special Request remix)
MTA Records has housed a shed load of bangers since Chase & Status launched it in 2009. Redlight and Ms Dynamite had the shrieking ... «Mixmag, Jul 15»
6
Successful Māori stage show tours Beijing
The Atamira Dance Company are taking their successful show - Moko - to the highly esteemed Beijing Dance Festival. The tour comes after it ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
7
Te Waho Pango Putaranui: Remembered for his passion
You couldn't get greater love than a father to his children and to his moko[s] and to his moko tuarua (great grand children). The privilege that we ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Marae assumed eating kereru 'was fine'
... Wildlife Act to allow the use of dead kereru for cultural purposes, like using feathers for cloak weaving or bone to make ta moko instruments. «3News NZ, Jul 15»
9
Foodies Favorite Finds: Nate Tilden of Clyde Common
... popular restaurants and bars, including Olympic Provisions Northwest and Southeast, Spirit of 77, The Richmond Bar, and Pepe Le Moko. «GoLocalPDX, Jul 15»
10
Whiti Te Ra complete three-peat of Manawatu titles despite Kia Ora …
Whiti Te Ra's Moko Coopers carts it up through the heart of the Kia Ora Warriors' defence into Tamu Mausii during the grand final at Fitzherbert ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Moko [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/moko>. Apr 2024 ».
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