1. (loan) (noun) hop (crop), Humulus lupulus - a climbing plant the ripe female cones of which are used to give a bitter flavour to beer.
Me whakatupu koutou i te hapi, te taru e meatia nei e te Pākehā he tahu pia (TWMNT 2/12/1871:20). / You should grow hops, the plant which is used by the Pākehā to brew beer.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
