pirepire
1. (loan) (noun) pill, tablet.
Mō ngā pakeke, he pai me kai i te rā tuatahi tonu kia rua ngā pirepire, ā me inu hoki i te parani he mea whakaranu ki te miraka wera (TTT 1/9/1928:846). / Adults should take two tablets on the first day and should also drink brandy mixed with hot milk.
Synonyms: pire
2. (loan) (noun) bead.
Ko ngā mea hei whakaako i ngā kanohi, he mea porotaka kara, he mea porowhā, he pirepire me ērā atu mea (TP 1/1906:2). / The items to teach the eyes were coloured spheres, cubes, beads and other things.
