mānga
1. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to feed food that has been chewed so that it is soft.
I ngā wā o mua, me mānga ngā kai mā te pēpi kāore anō i whai niho, arā, ka ngaungaua te kai mārō kia ngāwari. / In the past food for babies that didn't yet have teeth had to be masticated, that is, hard food was chewed so that it was soft.
2. (noun) remains of food (after a meal).
Ka kite i te mānga aruhe e takoto ana, ka noho, ka kai (W 1971:177). / When she saw the leftover fern-root lying there, she sat down and ate.
