kōwhiringa
1. (noun) selection, choosing, menu.
Ko tētahi tēnei o ngā mahi tohunga o te mahi whakatupu hipi, ko te kōwhiringa i ngā io hei mārena, ko te kōwhiri hoki i ngā rame e rite ana mā rātou (TP 7/1911:6). / This is one of the skilled tasks of farming sheep, the selection of the ewes for breeding and the choice of the appropriate rams for them.
Synonyms: taotaka, rārangi kai, kōwhitinga, tīpakonga, tīpako, kōwae, whiringa
2. (noun) option, opportunity.
Ka taea e rātau te kōrero ki a koe mō tō kōwhiringa (RT 2013:32). / They are able to talk to you about your option.
