kōpūtoitoi
1. (intransitive verb) to be moist, spongy.
Meatia ngā reihana ki te wai mahana mō te hāwhe hāora, kia kōpūtoitoi ai (HJ 2017:113). / Place the raisins in warm water for half an hour so that they are moist and spongy.
Synonyms: monoku, mākū, toriwai, whakamākūkū, haumākū, hauwai, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi
2. (noun) moistness, sponginess.
Ka pai kē te kōpūtoitoi o te keke nei - kāore e rite ki ētahi, ka rāoa te tangata ki te kore he inu i te taha (PK 2008:314). / How nice the moistness of this cake is - not like some others when a person could choke if she didn't have a drink to go with them.
