tītongitongi
1. (verb) (-tia) to peck at, nibble.
He kai nā te tangata, he kai tītongitongi kakī; He kai nā tōna ringa ake, tino kai (TTT 1/10/1922:11). / Food provided by another merely tickles the palate, but food earned by one's own hands is truly satisfying. (A whaktaukī.)
Synonyms: kakai, katikati, kōtamu, tītongi, hārau, honihoni, honi, hohoni, kōhonihoni
