parakai
1. (noun) scraps of food, leftovers.
Kia mauria ki tawhiti tanu atu ai tahu atu ai rānei ki te ahi ngā parakai, ngā kongakonga, ngā hinu kino me ngā kiri taewa me ētahi atu mea kāore nei e tika ana kia waiho i roto i ngā whare (TPH 15/10/1902:1). / The food scraps, crumbs, spoiled oil, potato skins and those other things that should not be left inside the houses, should be taken a distance away and buried or burnt.