kakā
1. (stative) be hot, red-hot (e.g. chillies), inflamed.
He mate kakā te kiri, he mea kōtingotingo whero katoa te kiri (TWMNT 26/1/1875:24). / It's an illness where the skin becomes hot and is all spotted red.
Synonyms: ratarata
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