1. (loan) (noun) public house, pub, tavern.
...otirā i ngā rā o te hōtoke, i ngā rā o te āwhā, me te ua, he manaaki tā taua tū tangata ki ngā whare pāparakauhe (TW 17/8/1878:411). / ...but when the wet and stormy weather comes on in winter that type of person frequents the public house.
Synonyms: pāparakāuta, hōtēra
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