moko eat nuts; munch nuts

• • eat nuts; munch nuts
  • • consumption

  • • Example 2386:
      

      Enaa saka rake haa nom tea moko a overe vai a supaki. A overe nae saka huun vareko bata haana, a supaki.

      I don't like to eat the dry coconut. Its coconut meat is not juicy, it is dry.

      Source: Sii 38W 026-027

    • Example 4547:
      

      A! no peha ta karuu, ean re moko e.

      Aa! Go and climb to pick some nuts for you to eat. (lit. and then you eat them)

      Source: Vae 01R 243

    • Example 4548:
      

      E! E roosuu paa moko vamate niu teo ohita.

      Hey! The giant has eaten (the nuts) from the galip nut tree until he died. (lit. has eaten nuts to death)

      Source: Aro 12E(Joy) 058

    • Example 4549:
      

      Moko a overe vai a naunau.

      Eat this soft coconut.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 373

    • Example 4550:
      

      Eve a overe bona to rake raara tea moko.

      That's the coconut that we like to chew.

      Source: Sii 38W 018

Related entries

• See also:
  • karuu² nut of the Cut Nut (barringtonia edulis)
  • naunau (of coconut flesh) soft
  • ohita² galip nut
  • supaki (of coconuts) dry
  • kaakaa² food (baby talk)