hāupaupa
1. (verb) (-hia,-ina,-tia) to eat greedily, scoff.
I hāupaupatia e te kaihorohoro ngā kai katoa i roto i te pākatio (Ng 1993:181). / The glutton scoffed all the food in the fridge (Ng 1993:181).
Synonyms: kaihorohoro, whakamanumanu, tāwai
1. (verb) (-hia,-ina,-tia) to eat greedily, scoff.
I hāupaupatia e te kaihorohoro ngā kai katoa i roto i te pākatio (Ng 1993:181). / The glutton scoffed all the food in the fridge (Ng 1993:181).
Synonyms: kaihorohoro, whakamanumanu, tāwai
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