1. (noun) eel weir, eel trap.
Ko te nuinga o ngā momo pā tuna he pā tauremu - arā, e rua ngā taiapa ka whāiti haere kia rere ai ngā tuna ki roto i te hīnaki (Te Ara 2016). / Most pā tuna were pā tauremu – that is they had two fences that gradually narrowed funnelling the eels into a hīnaki.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
