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hūare

1. (noun) spit, spittle, saliva.

E mua kai kai, e muri kai hūare (TTT 1/7/1927:611) / Those who arrive early consume food, those who arrive late eat saliva.

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See also hūware

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

paepae hūare

1. (noun) spittoon - a pot with a funnel-shaped top used for spitting into.

He mate hōrapa te kohi, kaua te tangata i te mate kohi hei tuha ki te whare, ki te marae, engari te mea pai me tuha ki runga i te ahi, ko ngā kākahu horoi i te waha me tahu ki te ahi, ko ngā paepae hūare me horoi rawa ki te wai koropupū (TPH 15/6/1902:23). / Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, so a person with it should not spit in the house or on the marae, but should spit into the fire, cloths for wiping the mouth should be burnt, and spittoons should be washed in boiling water.

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repe huare

1. (noun) salivary gland.

Synonyms: repe hūware

pare huare

1. (noun) Bib (dribble).

See also ārai poho, pare kai

repe hūare

1. (noun) parotid gland.

repe hūare pupuhi

1. (noun) mumps.

e hoki oti te hūare ki te waha

1. will spit return to the mouth? what’s said is said, what’s done is done, it’s no use crying over spilt milk - an idiom also used to caution someone to be careful what they say or do.

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