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ngote

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to suck, suck the breast.

Ka kitea atu te mahi a te aua e ngote ana i te wai tai (HP 1991:16). / Lots of yellow-eyed mullet were seen sucking the salt water.

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2. (noun) sucking.

Taihoa ake nei ka whakamāramatia ngā tikanga mō te whāngai i ngā tamariki i te wā e mutu ai te ngote i te ū o te whaea (TWMNT 23/4/1873:44). / Later the methods of feeding children when they stop sucking the mother's breast will be explained.

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3. (noun) teat.

Ko te ngote o te pātara me kōwhiti, ka horoi ki te wai tote: hei muri iho ka pāera mō te rima meneti. Ka mutu tēnā ka waiho i rō wai tote (TTT 1/10/1927:699). / The teat of the bottle should be pulled off, washed in salty water, and after that boil it for five minutes. When that's done leave it in salty water.

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