1. (loan) (noun) shovel.
Ka oti tana parāoa te poke, ka hoatu ki runga i te hāwara, kātahi ka utaina te hāwara ki ngā konga, kāore i roa ka maoa (PK 2008:303). / When she finished kneading the dough, she put it on a shovel, then placed the shovel on the hot coals and before long it was cooked.
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.
