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koronae

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to lie broadside on.

Kua koronae te waka ki uta (W 1971:145). / The canoe lies broadside on to the shore.

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2. (noun) hāngī crown - grass or fern leaves placed around the top of a hāngī to prevent the food falling off the heated stones.

I whatia ngā rarauwhe nei, ā, ka hereherea e Hirini mā hei koronae mō te hāngī kia pai te tao i ngā pipi (Wh3 2003:37). / These bracken ferns were broken off and Hirini and the others tied hem into a hāngī crown so that the pipi would be cooked efficiently.

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3. (noun) stile.

Mā te koronae piki ai i te taiapa (Ng 1993:454). / Climb over the fence via the stile.

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