2. (noun) taste palate.
Whakaae katoa ana me haere ki Whakaari ki te hopu tītī hei kai mā rātou. He kai pai hoki tēnei, he mōmona, he hinuhinu, he reka ki te korokoro Māori (TWK 2:14). / They all agreed that they should go to White Island to catch muttonbirds for food for them. This is a favourite food, it's fat and oily and is tasty to the Māori palate.
