1. (verb) (-tia) to crush, mash.
He kai pai anō te taewa maoa mā te tamariki, engari me kōparuparu, me kōrorirori ki te waiū (TWMNT 14/5/1873). / Cooked potato is also healthy food for children, but it must be mashed and mixed with milk.
Synonyms: kōharihari, kōparu, mōhungahunga, kotē, kōhari, penupenu, pehu, paruparu, whakapē
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