wai karera
1. (noun) light-green liquid, whey.
I muri iho o ngā hāora e rua me tango mai te tīhi i te tāpu, me hoatu ki roto ki ngā wai karera i ringihia mai i te tāpu i tangohia mai ai ngā kurukuruwhatu (MM.TKM 8/11/1849:1). / After two hours the cheese should be removed from the vat, and placed in the whey poured into the vat from which the curds were taken.