1. (loan) (noun) pipe, smoke.
Ka pangā te paipa ki te ahi, hei te uinga a te hākui rā ki tana paipa, kua wera kē (TP 2/1904:1). / The pipe was thrown into the fire and when the elderly lady asked for her pipe it had already been burnt.
Synonyms: kōrere wai, kōrere, pū, momi
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