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pāraharaha

1. (verb) to be flat, broad.

Kāhore i pāraharaha taua pāua nei, engari ki tōku mōhio e whā īnihi te roa (JPS 1894:205). / That pāua is not at all flat, but to my knowledge it is four inches long.

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2. (modifier) flat, broad.

Ko te korahi o Ngāti Raukawa i rere atu i Maungatautari ki ngā maunga tihi pāraharaha o Pātetere ki te rāwhiti (TTR 1990:332). / The extent of Ngāti Raukawa territory stretched eastwards from Maungatautari towards the Pātetere plateau.

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3. (noun) hound's tongue fern, Microsorum pustulatum subsp. pustulatum - scrambling or climbing native fern with a thick, fleshy, rambling stem. The long-stalked, very glossy, leathery fronds are strap-like when young, later wide and very deeply lobed. Common in forest and scrub on trees, rocks or dry ground.

See also kōwaowao

Synonyms: maratata, raumanga, kōwaowao


4. (noun) hoop-iron, iron pan, iron plate, flat iron - anything flat made of iron.

Tīkina anō tētahi rino pāraharaha māu, whakatūria ake hei taiepa rino ki waenganui ōu, o te pā (PT Ehekiera 4:3). / Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city.

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5. (noun) tool made of iron.

I whai take tonu ngā pāraharaha i hokona mai e ngā mihingare ki a ia (TTR 1990:19). / He appreciated the iron tools traded by the missionaries.

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