whakamaroke

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to dry, dehydrate, cause to wither.

Kua whakamaroketia ngā repo nā te mahi waikeri (TMT 15/3/1861:4). / By making drains, the swamps have been dried.

2. (modifier) drying, dehydrating.

Kei te taka mai ngā rā e mahia nuitia ai e te Pākehā te mahi whakamaroke me te mahi tini i te paramu me ērā atu huarākau (TP 12/1905:7) / The days are approaching when Pākehā will be busy drying and canning plums and other fruit.

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3. (noun) dehydrator, desiccator.

whakamaroke

1. (noun) hair dryer.

Kei roto a Māmā i te rūma horoi e whakamahi ana i tana whakamaroke. Mum's in the bathroom using the hair dryer. /

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pūrere whakamaroke

1. (noun) clothes drier.

Te āhua nei ka ua i te rā nei. Nō reira, tukua ngā kākahu ki te pūrere whakamaroke. / It would seem that it will rain today, so put the clothes in the clothes drier.

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