parakena
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to polish, shine.
E rua ngā rā i ia wiki, i ia wiki, ka mahi tahi hoki ia me rātou, arā, he parakena hū, he pūpuri hōiho, he tahi i ngā tiriti (TP 4/1908:6). / Two days a week, he worked along side them, that is, shining shoes, holding horses and sweeping the streets.
Synonyms: whakapai ake, whakapīratarata, waku, wakuwaku, whakamahine, pani, whakamaheni, whakakanapa, whakapīata, whakapīrata, pārihi, aumiri
2. (loan) (noun) polish.
E tama, kei te hiahia parakena ō hū! / Son, your shoes could do with some polish!
