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tutu

1. (verb) (-a) to preserve in fat (birds, etc.).

Kātahi ka tutua ki te tahā hei kai, hei hinu (NM 1928:131). / Then they were preserved in fat in calabashes for food, as game.

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2. (verb) (-a) to steep, immerse, soak (in water).

Ka tutua te aute ki te wai (W 1971:463). / The bark of the paper mulberry tree was immersed in water.

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