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tara

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.

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Synonyms: hīnawanawa, keokeo, matatihi, keo, tautara, tihi, keokeonga, maunga, keho, tāpuhipuhi, karamata, koi, koinga, toi, toitoi, mata, matū, matamata, tongi, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, tāmore


2. (noun) cloak pin, spike.

Kātahi ka wetekina te hei, te tara, te makao, ka horahia atu, ka hoatu ki te mano e noho mai rā (NM 1928:152). / Then the neck ornament, the cloak pin and the shark's tooth were untied, laid out and presented to the thousands sitting there.

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3. (noun) rays (of the sun).

He kupu anō te hihi mō ngā tara o Tama-nui-te-rā (Te Ara 2013). / Hihi is another word for the rays of the sun.

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4. (noun) vagina, female genitals, genitalia, vulva.

Ko te tara te puaretanga o te kōpū, te ara e kuhu ai te ure i te aitanga a te tāne me te wahine. Koia hoki te ara e puta ai te pēpi i te wā whakawhānau (RP 2009:383). / The vagina is the opening of the womb, the path that the penis enters when a man and woman copulate. It is also the passage whereby the baby emerges at childbirth.

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tara

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.

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tāra

1. (loan) (noun) dollar.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 48;)

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.

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tara

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.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 4;)

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.

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tara

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.

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tara iti

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

See also tara teoteo

Synonyms: tara teo, tara teoteo

tūtae tara

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.

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2. (noun) you idiot, what a fool, what a moron, what a blockhead - a term of criticism with numerous equivalents in English.

rima tāra

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

tara piroe

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

tekau tāra

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

[tō] tara!

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.

mangō tara

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

kōrero tara

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.

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Synonyms: pakiwaitara

tara teo

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.

Synonyms: tara teoteo, tara iti

kotahi tāra

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

Pōkai tara

1. Flock of bitterns: a reference to an esteemed gathering or group.

Kei aku rangatira, e te pōkai tara kua tau ki tā tātou hui tēnei te mihi haramai haramai / My esteemed ones the flock of chiefs who have arrived at our gathering I greet you welcome.

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rua tāra

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.

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tara teoteo

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

Synonyms: tara teo, tara iti

tara pirohe

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;)

poti tara

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.

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