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kauwhanga

1. (noun) open space, interval, sacred passageway, corridor, central space.

Ka koa a Matuku-tangotango ki te nui o te whakatihi o te tangata, kapi tonu te kauwhanga o tōna whare, ka mitimiti mai tōna arero ki ōna kai (JPS 1922:27). / Matuku-tangotango was overjoyed at the feast of human flesh with the central space of his house was covered, and his tongue kept licking his food.

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Synonyms: kauhanga, tahuaroa, ahoaho, āputa


2. (noun) boom (of a microphone stand).

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