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English
Etymology
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Noun
kaikai (uncountable)
- (Nigeria) Nigerian gin
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Reduplication of kai ("food" in Polynesian languages).
Noun
kaikai
- food
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:11:
Derived terms
Verb
kaikai intrans., transitive kaikaim
- eat
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:16:
Usage notes
This is one of the only Tok Pisin verbs that may take a direct object but does not terminate in -im.
See also
Torres Strait Creole
Noun
kaikai
- food