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whakataka

1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to prepare (e.g. food).

I tukuna atu te waiata nei e Te Rauparaha ki a Te Āti Awa, i a ia e whakataka ana ki te pakanga (M 2007:106). / Te Rauparaha sent this song to Te Āti Awa when he was preparing for battle.

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Synonyms: rahurahu, raweke, whakaute, takataka, whakareri, whakatau, whakatikatika, whakatakatū, takatū, whakatakataka, whakatika, pātā, whakapai, rāwekeweke, tītakataka


2. (verb) (-a,-ia) to muster, assemble, gather.

Ka whakatakaia mai te taua a Waikato hei patu i te rangatira o Ngāti Ruanui (M 2007:152). / Waikato assembled an army to kill the chief of Ngāti Ruanui.

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3. (modifier) preparatory.

He mea kura anō hoki a Tiaki ki tētahi kura whakataka, kura tūmataiti tae noa ki te wā i tekau mā whā tōna pakeke (TTR 1998:121). / Tiaki was educated at a private preparatory school until he was 14.

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4. (noun) preparation.

He nui te whakataka a ngā Hāmoa mō te rā e tae atu ai a Smythe (TTT 1/2/1930:1985). / There was much preparation by the Samoans for the day that Smythe would arrive.

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5. (noun) assembly, muster, gathering (e.g. of a war-party), expedition.

Kua kōrerotia i te whakaupoko te whakataka a Te Kakatarau (M 2004:106). / The raising of a war-party by Te Kakatarau is mentioned in the headnote (M 2007:107).

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6. (noun) director, chief, administrator, controller, leader.


7. (noun) whakataka, Corokia macrocarpa - a shrub or tree to 6 m tall with stout branches and dark, rough bark. Leaves are leathery and shiny on top with white tomentum underneath. Petals are bright yellow and drupes yellow, dark red to black.

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