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wauwau

1. (verb) to grumble, complain, find fault.

Nā i te mutunga o te pānui a Hēnare Pēneti i taua reta, ka wauwau katoa ngā tāngata o te whare mō taua reta, arā, ko ētahi e kī ana he tito noa iho ngā kōrero o taua reta (TJ 3/11/1898:15). / When Henry Bennett finished reading out the letter, all the people in the house grumbled about it, that is some claimed what it said was just fabrication.

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2. (noun) pointed paddle-shaped implement - to loosen soil for cultivation, earthworks, etc.

Anō nei te rite o te ketu ki te hoe iti; ko tāna he whakapāpako i te oneone. Ko ētahi atu ingoa ko te pīnaki me te wauwau (Te Ara 2016). / The ketu is like a small paddle, used for loosening the soil. Other names are the pīnaki and the wauwau.

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Synonyms: ketu, pīnaki

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