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pakiri

1. (verb) to show the teeth, grin (usually used with niho, e.g. pakiri ngā niho).

Pakiri ana ō rātou niho ki te kata i te mahinga o taua mea, he mahara hoki e tahuna ana hei kai; engari i te aonga ake ka mīharo nui rātou i tō rātou kitenga i te mā o taku whare e pīata ana i te rā i te paninga ki taua mea—, ānō me te hukarere te āhua (TWMNT 30/5/1876:129). / They laughed at the process, believing it to be to cook it for food, but in the morning they were amazed when they saw how white my house was shining in the sun from having been painted with that material, as if it was the snow.

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Synonyms: whakapakiri

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