1. (loan) (noun) melon.
…arā he mea whakapaipai ki te ōti, ki te witi, ki te pāre, ki te hōpa, ki te rai, ki te taewa, ki te kūmara, ki te mereni… (HKW 4/1898:2). / …that is, it was decorated with oats, wheat, barley, hops, rye, potatoes, kūmara, melons…
Synonyms: merengi
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