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tukutata

1. (modifier) short, direct (of a route, path, etc.).

He ara tukutata rawa tēnei i tērā rā Kēpa Hone, te ara tawhito (TWMNT 19/5/1874:130). / This is a much shorter way than going round Cape Horn, the old route.

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2. (noun) short route, direct route, short cut.

He ākau roa anō tērā, he tukutata tēnei (W 1971:6). / That is the circuitous route, this is the short cut.

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Synonyms: pokatata, pokapū, poka pū

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