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.
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.
Synonyms: repe huare
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.
Synonyms: mate pupuhi repe