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1. (noun) peak, point, thorn, tooth (of a comb), papillae (of the skin), sprocket, cog.

Ka orohia te pounamu hei matau, hei pākuru, hei tara tao (Te Ara 2013). / The greenstone was ground and made into fish hooks, hammer stones and points for spears.

1. (noun) gossip, scandal, rumour.

E hika mā, whakarongo mai ki te tara ka iriwharetia, tē ai he makeretanga ki raro (W 1971:80). / Friends, listen to the gossip that is told in the house and not allowed to subside.

1. (noun) side wall (of a house).

Ka kite ia i reira i te pūngāwerewere e tohe ana kia pikitia te tara o te whare (TWMNT 21/4/1874:103). / There he saw a spider trying to climb the wall of the house.

1. (noun) white-fronted tern, Sterna striata - the most common tern on the coast of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Often found in large flocks. Has a long black bill, is pale grey and white with a black cap, which is separated from the bill by a white forehead. Juvenile is brown and white on upper parts.

Ka kite ana rātou i ngā manu pērā i te tākapu, te tara me te ōi, ka mōhio rātou kei te tata rātou ki te whenua (Te Ara 2013). / When they saw birds such as gannets, terns and petrels they knew they were close to land.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)

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1. (loan) (noun) dollar.

He maitai te kotahi tāra me te rua tāra o Aotearoa, he pepa ngā mea nui ake i tērā te wāriu (PK 2008:862). / The one and two dollars are coins in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the ones above that in value are notes.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 48;)

See also taara

1. (noun) black-fronted tern, Sterna albostriata - an inland tern of the South Island. It has a blue-grey body, wings and short shallow-forked tail, orange bill and legs and black cap.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25;)

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1. (verb) to be an idiot, to be a fool.

Tūtae tara ana te tangata rā, ana whānako, ana mahi kino (W 1971:461). / What an idiot that man is, with his stealing and evil deeds.

1. (loan) (noun) one dollar coin, one dollar.

1. (noun) spiny dogfish, spotted spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias - a fish brownish-grey above with irregular white spots and white below. Body elongated with both dorsal fins preceded by a sharp spine. Reaches 1.2 m. Found in temperate waters around the world.

See also pioke

1. (noun) large trumpet shell, Charonia lampas rubicunda - shell from deep water which is almost white and was used as a trumpet.

E kore koe e ora, ē ī, i ngā hau o te tiu e āia nei te pūpū tara ki uta (M 2005:278). / You will not survive the northerly winds that drive the large trumpet shell ashore.

1. (loan) (noun) five-dollar note, $5.

1. (noun) two dollar coin, $2.

Heoi, kei reira tonu ngā tohu ki te hono o tēnei whenua ki Peretānia, pērā i te pane Kuīni kei runga i ngā tāra me ngā rua tāra (Te Ara 2013). / But there are still signs of this county's link with Britain, such as the Queen’s head on New Zealand dollar and two dollar coins.

1. (noun) black-fronted tern, Sterna albostriata - an inland tern of the South Island. It has a blue-grey body, wings and short shallow-forked tail, orange bill and legs and black cap.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25;)

See also tara pirohe

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1. (loan) (noun) ten-dollar note, $10.

1. a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment. Only said to, or about, a woman.

1. (noun) legend, story, fable.

Ka tuhituhia e ia he kōrero tara, he kōrero pūrākau hei mahi moni māna. / He wrote a story so he could earn some money.

See also tara

1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - very small terns uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon Asian migrant.

1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - very small terns uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon Asian migrant.

See also tara teo

1. (noun) food basket, large square-bottomed basket for cooked food for distinguished visitors.

E pūranga kau ana ngā pārō, ngā poti tara, ngā pohewa (W 1971:287). / The small food baskets, the larger food baskets and the food receptacles just lay in a heap.

1. (noun) floor space on the left on entering a meeting house.

Ka haria mai e te manuhiri ā rātou kawenga ki roto i te wharenui. Ko rātou ki te tara nui o te whare moe ai, ko te tangata whenua ki te tara iti (TWK 46:13). / The visitors take their luggage into the meeting house. They sleep on the right side on entering a meeting house, the local people are on the left side.