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From Maori kōauau.
koauau (plural koauau)
- (music) A small Māori flute, ductless and notchless, with three to six fingerholes.
2004, Cathie Dunsford, Ao Toa: Earth Warriors, page 137:Piripi holds the koauau toward them and places his finger at the mouth of the flute.
