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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