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ranunga

1. (noun) mixture.

Nā te mea kāore āna moni hei hoko i tētahi tino hinu nei e kore ai e mate te kaikauhoe i te makariri, pania ana ia ki tētahi ranunga hinu ōriwa, hinu paewīra (TTR 1998:117). / Because she had no money to buy the right grease used to protect swimmers against the cold, she was coated with a mixture of olive oil and axle grease.

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Synonyms: miki, whakawhēranu, pokepoke, ranu, whakaranu

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