witi
1. (loan) (noun) wheat.
I runga i te iti o te kānga o tēnei tau ka nui te utu mō te witi hei whāngai pīkaokao. / Due to the scarcity of corn this year, the price for wheat to feed poultry is high.
See also whiti
2. (loan) (noun) grain, cereal, corn (i.e. any cereal).
Nā i te hāpati ka haere ia rā waenga witi; ā katohia ana e ana ākonga ngā puku witi, kainga ake, he mea kōmukumuku ki te ringa (PT Ruka 6:1). / And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, that He went through some grainfields; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.
mirete
1. (loan) (noun) millet - cereal plants bearing large crops of small nutritious seeds.
Tīkina hoki he witi māu, he pārei, he pīni, he mirete, he rai, ka maka ki roto ki te oko kotahi, ka hanga i tētahi taro māu (PT Ehekiera 4:9). / Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, millet, and spelt; put them in one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself.
Synonyms: miriti
pārei
1. (loan) (noun) barley - a hardy cereal used as food and in malt liquors such as whisky.
Ko ēnei wāhi mōmona atu ināianei mō ngā mahi a te Pākehā, arā mō te mahi witi, pārei, ōti me ngā kai katoa a te Pākehā (TP 9/1900:10). / These rich lands are now used for the activities of the Pākehā, that is for growing wheat, barley, oats and all the foods of the Pākehā.
Synonyms: pāre
miriti
1. (loan) (noun) millet - a fast-growing cereal.
Synonyms: mirete
