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pātā

1. (verb) (-kia) to prepare (food).

Pātākia he kai mā tātou (W 1971:269). / Prepare some food for us, please.

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

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