ringa wera
1. (modifier) kitchen work.
Kai te mahara tonu te tangata ki tōna ngākau manawareka, ki tōna kaha ki ngā mahi ringa wera i ngā marae, me tana pai ki te manaaki tangata (TTR 2000:247). / The man is remembered for his sense of humour, his ability in the kitchen work of marae, and his hospitality.
2. (noun) worker in the kitchen and dining room - a figurative term for people who work in the kitchen and their hot hands from the fires and ovens.
Nui atu ngā mea whakamīharo i kitea i te marae mahinga kai, arā i te ringa wera (ngā kuki), ngā tununga keke, ngā mahinga parāoa me ngā tununga mīti (TTT 1/9/1927:651). / There are lots of amazing things seen on the marae preparing food, namely the kitchen workers (the cooks), cooking cakes, making bread and cooking meat.
