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hohehohe

1. (verb) to be wrinkled with laughter.

E whā rā rātou e matapaki tahi ana, e nonoke tahi ana, e hohehohe tahi ana (HM 4/1993). / For four days they were in discussions, struggling together and laughing together.

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2. (noun) laughter, mirth, hilarity.

I te wairua ngahau o te pō me te mahi a te hohehohe me te pukukata, me whiri ngā waewae ki te pupuri i te mimi ka tika. Kua mataku hoki ki te haere ki te wharepaku, kei mahue noa iho he kōrero (HM 3/1996:1). / Because it was a night in the spirit of entertainment and because there was so much hilarity and laughter one had to cross one's legs to hold in the mimi. We were afraid to go to the toilet lest we miss something.

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Synonyms: manamanahau, katakata, kata, pukukata


3. (noun) deep burrower, Panopea zelandica - a scoop-shaped bivalve mollusc found buried 20-40 cm down in sand, well below low tide. Shell is smooth and white inside.


4. (noun) Angulus edgari, Angulus gaimardi - bivalve molluscs.

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