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onepū

1. (modifier) sandy.

E kī ana tētahi Pākehā i Merepana, kua koa rātou i te mea kua kitea te tarutaru e tupu ana i ngā wāhi onepū (TW 21/12/1878:6/638). / A Pākehā in Melbourne says that they are happy to see grass growing in the sandy areas.

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2. (noun) sand.

E haka mai ana te hīrangi i tātahi i te wera o te onepū (PK 2008:115). / The beach is shimmering from the heat of the sand.

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Synonyms: kirikiri, one

onepū rino

1. (noun) ironsand.

I mātakitakihia i te toa o Te Morena mā i Kuīni Tiriti, ngā rino he mea hanga mai i te onepū mangu e pae nei i te taha moana, i Manukau, puta atu ki Taranaki. Ka nui te whakapai o te Pākehā ki tēnei mahi hou kua tīmata nei whakarewa onepū rino (KO 15/6/1883:3). / Viewed in the shop of Morrin and Co in Queen Street is iron made from black sand that is deposited on the coast from Manukau to Taranaki. The Pākehā have great expertise in this new occupation and have begun smelting ironsand.

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pae onepū

1. (noun) sand tray.

Synonyms: heri kirikiri

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