kaka

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːkə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kä′kə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ka•ka  (kä′kə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, esp. N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage.
  • Maori kākā, perh. akin to kā to screech
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kaka /ˈkɑːkə/ n ( pl kaka)
  1. a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill
Etymology: 18th Century: from Māori, perhaps imitative of its call
'kaka' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cake - kaka beak - kakapo - kakebuton - parrot's-bill

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