mitimiti
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to lick, lick up, lap up.
Ka koa a Matuku-tangotango ki te nui o te whakatihi o te tangata, kapi tonu te kauwhanga o tōna whare, ka mitimiti mai tōna arero ki ōna kai (JPS 1922:27). / Matuku-tangotango was overjoyed at the feast of human flesh with the central space of his house was covered, and his tongue kept licking his food.
2. (noun) tiara top shell, Trochus tiaratus - a univalve mollusc, the shell growing to a length of 18 mm and shaped like a spinning top.
See also mimiti
