1. (noun) steam.
He tikanga tā Ngāti Porou ki te tango i te hinu mai i ngā kākano o te parapara mā te koromamao, te paopao me te penupenu i ngā kākano (Te Ara 2012). / The Ngāti Porou tribe had a practice of extracting the oil from the seeds of parapara by steaming, pounding and pressing them.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
