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paretai

1. (verb) (-tia) to scrape up soil with a short board.

Paretaitia mai ngā oneone ki runga i te hāngi. / Scrape up the soil on to the hāngi.

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2. (noun) board for moving and working soil.


3. (noun) wash board (of a canoe).


4. (noun) river bank.

Ka puta te kupu oati a te kāwanatanga ki te whakaara taraipiunara hei whiriwhiri i te nui o te moni kāpeneheihana ki te hunga e noho kau ana i ngā paretai o ngā awa (TTR 1998:198). / The government promised to set up a tribunal to assess compensation for people living on the banks of the rivers.

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Synonyms: tarawāhi, tahatika

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