āhuahua
1. (verb) (-tia) to resemble.
Āhuahua ana te kanohi o te tamaiti nei ki tōna pāpā (W 1971:4). / This child's face resembles his father.
Synonyms: āhukahuka, kauāwhīwhiwhi, rite, āhukahuka, ariariā, kāhukahuka, āwhiwhiwhi
2. (noun) retina.
Ko te āhuahua te wāhi o te karu e tau ai ngā hihi aho, e hurihia ai hei karere io (RP 2009:245). / The retina is the part of the eye where the rays of light land and where it is transformed into a nerve impulse.
Synonyms: mata tuaroa
