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purini kahu tāhungahunga

1. (loan) (noun) pavlova.

Nāku i tāwhiuwhiu te kirīmi mō te purini kahu tāhungahunga (Ng 1993:329). / I whipped the cream for the pavlova (Ng 1993:329).

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Synonyms: paherowa

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