1. (loan) (noun) melon, watermelon.
Kotahi rawa te tākaro o ērā rā kāore anō kia warewaretia i ēnei rā, arā ko te tāhae merengi (TTT 1/7/1928:815). / There's one sport of those days that has not been forgotten and that is stealing melons.
Synonyms: mereni
1. (loan) (noun) rock melon.
Synonyms: kākāriki
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