pūtangitangi
1. (noun) harmonica, mouth organ.
He taonga puoro iti te pūtangitangi, ka kapua ki te ringa, ka puhia hei whakaputa i tōna reo. He maha ngā puare iti kei te waha o te pūtangitangi, ina puhia te hau ki roto i tētahi, ka tōiriiri te tohetohe e noho mai ana ki muri, ka puta te oro i reira (RTP 2015:87). / A harmonica is a small hand-held musical instrument which is blown to produce its sounds. It has a number of small openings along the mouthpiece, and when air is blown into them, a reed sitting in behind vibrates, producing the sound (RTP 2015:87).
pūtangitangi
1. (noun) paradise shelduck, Tadorna variegata - often seen in pairs throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand on farmland and open areas, the male has a black head and dark body while the female has a white head and an orange-brown body.
Ka haere te taua mā te takutai kia tae ki Kāparatehau; i reira a Te Rauparaha e hopu pūtangitangi ana (Te Ara 2012). / The war party travelled along the coastline to Lake Grassmere where Te Rauparaha was capturing paradise ducks.
