Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Quego n.

[? Fijian greeting ko iko]

(N.Z.) a Pacific Islander.

[NZ]McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 90/2: Quego Pacific Islander; from Fijian greeting ’ko iko’, says Partridge.
[NZ]McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. [as cit. 1988].