māhurehure
1. (verb) to cut to pieces, reduce to fragments.
Synonyms: nakunaku
2. (noun) charcoal embers.
Ko te whare o ngā mātua whāngai o Eruera, he whare raupō, wīwī, ko te ahi whakamahana he māhurehure, kei roto i te hōrua i waenga o te kāuta (EM 2002:1). / The house of Eruera's foster parents was of raupō and rushes and the fire for heating was of charcoal embers in a hollow in the middle of the shack.
3. (noun) thief, robber.
E kore ahau e pai mā ngā wekunga kau o te Pāremata nei, arā mā ngā māhurehure e noho iho ana i te Pāremata nei e mahi ngā ture mō te iwi Māori (TW 7/10/1876:369). / I will never agree that the ?? of this Parliament, that is for the robbers sitting in this Parliament , make the laws for the Māori people.
