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parāoa

1. (loan) (noun) bread, flour, dough.

Kāhore hoki te pāpā e mōhio ki te reo Ingarihi, engari e mōhio ana ia ki te reka o te parāoa i āta tunua (TP 5/1902:1). / The father might not understand the English language, but he understands the sweet taste of a carefully cooked loaf of bread.

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