moko eat nuts; munch nuts

Part of Speech vt
    • 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

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