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hūware

1. (noun) spit, spittle, saliva.

Ka tuwha ia ki te whenua, ā pokepokea ana tētahi paru ki te hūware, pania atu ana te paru ki ngā kanohi o te matapō (PT Hoani 9:6). / He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.

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See also hūare

Synonyms: wakea, ware, hāware, hāwareware, hūare, paraki, hūhare

repe hūware

1. (noun) salivary gland.

E toru ngā repe hūware o te tangata, e rua kei raro i te arero, ko tētahi kei ngā paetara o ngā pāpāringa (RP 2009:370). / A person has three saliva glands, two under the tongue, one in the walls of the cheeks.

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Synonyms: repe huare

whākōkī hūware

1. (noun) amylase.

Ko te whākōkī hūware o roto i te hūware o te tangata, hei wāwāhi i te māngaro, e tutuki ai te tukanga nakunaku kai (RP 2009:343). / Amylase is an enzyme contained in human saliva which breaks down starch during the digestion process (RP 2009:343).

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repe hūware pupuhi

1. (noun) mumps.

Ka whai awhikiri te tangata i muri i tana pāngia ki te repe hūware pupuhi (RP 2009:370). / A person is immune after being afflicted with mumps.

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Synonyms: mate pupuhi repe

E mua kaikai e muri kai hūware

1. First in first serve.

In front eats food behind eats spittle. /

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