tekoteko

English

Noun

tekoteko (plural tekotekos)

1. A Maori human-form carving
   • 2021 January 22, Mina Kerr-Lazenby, “Secret NZ: The historic pā site which lies just north of Auckland's Castor Bay”, in Stuff NZ‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 January 2021:

     The core of the pā, found on the cliff corner, has been reconstructed in recent years to include a traditional Māori fence and a tekoteko.