1. (noun) shrapnel.
E rua taotūtanga o te tangata nei, kotahi i te pakihiwi, nā te pū raiwhara; kotahi i te waewae, nā te matā korara o te pū mōtā (TWK 14:19). / This man was wounded in two places, one in the shoulder by rifle fire; the other in the leg by shrapnel from mortar fire.
Synonyms: kongakonga
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.
