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hōpane

1. (loan) (noun) saucepan, pan, cauldron.

Ā tunua ana e ratou te kapenga ki te ahi, rite tonu tā rātou ki te tikanga. Ko ērā atu mea tapu ia i kōhuatia ki te kōhua, ki te pāta, ki te hōpane, ā, hohoro tonu te tuwha mā te iwi katoa (PT 2Whakapapa 35:13). / And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.

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Synonyms: pēnā, peihana

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