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pārete

1. (loan) (noun) potato, Solanum tuberosum.

E rua pīkaunga ka riro mai te kākahu, tēna ko te kai ko te pārete kia rua tekau pīkaunga ka rite ki te kākahu (Ma 1844:2). / With two loads clothes can be obtained, whereas with potatoes, twenty loads would be needed for the same clothes.

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Synonyms: mahetau, kāpana, parareka, peruperu, rīwai, taewa

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