uto1, n.
1. A germinating coconut.
Tē ‘akaputu uto nei māua kā tanu.
We are collecting germinating coconuts for planting out later on.
2. Spongy mass contained in such a nut.
Kua kai ‘aia i te uto ē ko te ‘akari kua ‘ōake ‘aia nā te puaka.
[Pn. *‘uto.]