pakiwaitara
1. (noun) legend, story, fiction, folklore, narrative, yarn.
Ahakoa he kōrero pakiwaitara, ngā kōrero mō Patupaiarehe, arā ia ki a tātou nei, he tino kōrero tawhito ia nā ngā iwi Māori katoa o ngā motu nei, kāore ō rātou tauhou ki ngā kōrero mō Patupaiarehe (JPS 1894:30). / Notwithstanding that the stories of Patupaiarehe are folklore, that is to us, they were veritable histories of old to the Māori tribes of these islands; none of them are strangers to the stories concerning Patupaiarehe.
See also tara
Synonyms: kōrero tara, kōrero, kōrero paki, kōrero whakakata, paki
2. (noun) gossip, scandal, subject of gossip.
E kore e pai kia kitea te kope e te katoa, he pakiwaitara (W 1971:136). / It is not appropriate that a sanitary pad be seen by everybody, it is a subject of gossip.
