kikokiko

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of kiko (“dot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.koˈki.ko/, [ti.koˈti.ko]

Verb

kikokiko

1. (stative) dotted, spotted, speckled
2. (transitive) to dot, to discolor with spots
3. (transitive) to nibble, to peck at
4. (transitive) to type

Derived terms

• kikokiko hua (“typist”)
• mīkini kikokiko (“typewriter”)

Further reading

• kikokiko in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Māori

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kiko.

Noun

kikokiko

1. 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

1. malevolent, malicious

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “kiko, kikokiko”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 138
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kikokiko”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN