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.]