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kīhini

1. (loan) (noun) kitchen.

I muri iho ka heke te wahine nōna nei te whare ki te kīhini, ā, mihi ana ki te kuki mō te āhua pai ake o ngā kai e tunua ana e ia (TKO 30/6/1920:3). / Afterwards the woman who owned the house went down to the kitchen and thanked the cook for the somewhat superior food he was cooking.

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Synonyms: whareumu, hereumu, kāuta, hereimu, kītini

kītini

1. (loan) (noun) kitchen.

Ina mutu te kai, me tere tonu te horoi i ngā perēti, i ngā kapu, me ngā mea taka kai o te kītini (TJ 21/6/1900:3). / When you have finished eating, hurry and wash the plates, cups, and the food preparation utensils of the kitchen.

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Synonyms: whareumu, hereumu, kāuta, kīhini, hereimu

ringawera

1. (noun) kitchen worker, kitchen hand.

Ko tētehi mahi anō āna he ringawera i rō kīhini (TTR 1996:138). / Another job he did was as a kitchen hand.

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raumanga

1. (noun) kitchen bench.

ringa wera

1. (modifier) kitchen work.

Kai te mahara tonu te tangata ki tōna ngākau manawareka, ki tōna kaha ki ngā mahi ringa wera i ngā marae, me tana pai ki te manaaki tangata (TTR 2000:247). / The man is remembered for his sense of humour, his ability in the kitchen work of marae, and his hospitality.

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2. (noun) worker in the kitchen and dining room - a figurative term for people who work in the kitchen and their hot hands from the fires and ovens.

Nui atu ngā mea whakamīharo i kitea i te marae mahinga kai, arā i te ringa wera (ngā kuki), ngā tununga keke, ngā mahinga parāoa me ngā tununga mīti (TTT 1/9/1927:651). / There are lots of amazing things seen on the marae preparing food, namely the kitchen workers (the cooks), cooking cakes, making bread and cooking meat.

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kanohi wera

1. (noun) worker in the kitchen and dining room - a figurative term for people who work in the kitchen on the marae and their hot faces from the fires and ovens.

Me uaua ka haere ngā kanohi wera ki mua, ka noho tonu ki te hereumu taka kai ai mā ngā manuhiri. / The kitchen workers are rarely seen out the front, they remain in the kitchen preparing food for the visitors.

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hereumu

1. (noun) cooking shed, kitchen, bakery.

I ētehi wā anō, ko rātou ko Te Puea me ngā wāhine ēnā, kei ngā māra kai, kei ngā hereumu kē rānei e mahi ana (TTR 1996:253). / Sometimes she worked with Te Puea and other women in the gardens or in the kitchens.

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Synonyms: hereimu, whareumu, kāuta, kīhini, kītini

kāuta

1. (noun) cooking shed, kitchen, cookhouse, house, shack, lean-to.

Ko tētahi marae pai nei tūnga mō ngā wharemoe me ngā kāuta, me ētahi atu o ngā whare e hangā ana ki roto ki te marae (TPH 1/9/1905:1). / A good marae has provision for sleeping houses, cooking sheds and other buildings built within the marae.

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Synonyms: whareumu, hereumu, kīhini, hereimu, kītini, kuha, pākorokoro

whareumu

1. (noun) cooking shed, kitchen.

He mea āta uiui nāna ngā tikanga katoa o taua kura, me te āhua o ngā mahi; me tana mātaki anō i ngā rūma moenga, i ērā atu wāhi katoa hoki o te whare, tae rawa ki te whareumu kia kite i te āhua o ngā mahi tao kai (TKO 3/1914:3). / He asked about all procedures in that school; with his inspection of the dormitories and other parts of the building, including the kitchen to see the quality of the cooking.

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Synonyms: hereumu, kāuta, kīhini, hereimu, kītini

hereimu

1. (noun) cooking shed, kitchen, bakery.

Nā tōna tapu kāore e āhei te pānga o te kai, ki te taka kai rānei, ki te whakatata atu rānei ki ngā hereimu (TTR 1996:132). / Because she was tapu she could not touch food, prepare food or go near the cooking sheds.

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Synonyms: hereumu, whareumu, kāuta, kīhini, kītini

Kitini

1. (loan) (personal name) Kitchener.

He whakapūmau ana te kāwanatanga o Hīhipa ki te whakahaere a Tianara Kitini… (TJ 3/11/1898:4). / The Egyptian government is backing the activities of General Kitchener…

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tāwhirowhiro

1. (verb) to whirl, spin.

E tāwhirowhiro ana ngā rau o ngā pūrere kapohau e rārangi mai ana i te pae maunga (PK 2008:910). / The blades of the wind turbines lined up along the mountain range are spinning.

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2. (noun) food processor, kitchen whiz.

paparahua

1. (noun) kitchen table.


2. (noun) dining room table.

papatara

1. (noun) (library) reference section.


2. (noun) kitchen cupboard.

kanohi wera

1. (noun) kitchen hand.

whārite kīhini

1. (noun) kitchen scales.

Ehara i te mea he whakarākei anake ērā whārite kīhini me ngā ipu ine; whakamahia! The kitchen scales and measuring cups aren't just for decoration; use them! /

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Te umu tao roa a Tahu

1. A figurative expression for the kitchen of a marae.

The long cooking oven of Tahu. /

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