2. (noun) birds preserved in their own fat, game.
Māu e uta atu ēnei kupu hei ako i ngā iwi e mahi mai nei i te manu hei huahua (TW 2/2/1887:58). / It's for you to publish these words to instruct the tribes who preserve birds in their fat.
3. (noun) vessel in which cooking was done by placing heated stones in the water.
2. (noun) sketch.
I te nuinga o te wā, ko tā te huahua he āwhina i te ringatoi ki te hoahoa i tana mahinga toi (RTA 2014:91). / Most of the time a sketch helps an artist design a piece of art (RTA 2014:91).
huahua
1. (noun) pimple, lump.
I te whakamā a ia mō ana huahua (Ng 1993:339). / She was embarrassed about her pimples.
Synonyms: mariao, pōkurukuru, tipu, repe, koropuku, poikurukuru, punga, pukupuku, puku, pungapunga
