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inarapa

1. (loan) (modifier) rubber.

Nō te paunga o te hinu ka tau ki te moana, ā, nā tō rātou poti inarapa i kawe ki uta (TTT 1/2/1928). / When the fuel ran out they landed on the sea and their rubber boat conveyed them to the shore.

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Synonyms: muku, rapa


2. (loan) (noun) rubber.

Ka oti te uiuitanga e ia, ka tīkina atu te inarapa moko, ā, ka tāia taku uruuruwhenua. / When she had finished the interrogation, she took her rubber stamp and stamped my passport.

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