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tīare

1. (noun) scent.

He aha te tīare e rongo nei au? / What's the scent that I can smell?

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Synonyms: tīere, kakara, whakakakara, wai kakara, piro

Tiāre

1. (loan) (personal name) Charlie, Charles.

Ko ia te tama a Tiāre Edward Oliphant Stewart, he tangata mahi pāmu, rāua ko tana wahine, ko Lily Agnes Te Tāwero (Tāwhero rānei), ko Awhiāhua Hetaraka hei ingoa anō mōna (TTR 1998:176). / He was the son of Charles Edward Oliphant Stewart, a farmer, and his wife, Lily Agnes Te Tāwero, also called Awhiāhua Hetaraka.

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tīare

1. (verb) to be hollow, empty, void.

Tīare ana tōku puku i te hiakai (W 1071:414). / My stomach is empty from hunger.

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tīare

1. (noun) (music) clave.

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