hūhunu
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to scout, reconnoitre.
I te wā i a rātau e hūhunu haere ana, e whawhai kē ana rānei, whakahautia ana e ia āna tāngata kia kōrero Māori, uhingaro Māori rānei, kia kore ai e mōhio te hoariri e whakarongo ana, e aha ana rātau (TTR 2000:10). / While they were doing reconnaissance or in battle, he ordered his men to speak Māori, or in Māori code, so that the enemy eavesdropping would not know what they were doing.
Synonyms: ārohi, hunuhunu, toro, torotoro, pūrahorua, tāpae, tūtai, tūtei
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to singe, char, scorch, barbecue.
Ka hūhunutia te poaka, kātahi ka waruwarua te kiri kia ngahoro mai ai ngā huruhuru (PK 2008:147). / The pig is singed and then the skin is scraped to remove the hair.
Synonyms: hunuhunu
3. (noun) barbecue.
Synonyms: rorerore
4. (noun) reconnaissance, scouting.
He hūhunu nei tā rātau mahi i te hoariri (TTR 2000:19). / Their task was reconnaissance of the enemy.
