penupenu
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to mash.
Synonyms: kōharihari, mōhungahunga, kōparu, kotē, kōhari, kōparuparu, pehu, paruparu, whakapē
2. (modifier) mashed.
Whāngaia te tūroro ki te kai penupenu, kia kore ai ia e mate ki te āta ngaungau rawa (PK 2008:625). / Feed the patient with mashed food so that she won't have a problem of having to chew it.
Synonyms: kōparu, ngehingehi, pē, pēpē, kōrengarenga, ngatu
3. (noun) mashed food.
Me tāmahana te penupenu a pēpē mō te 20 hēkena, ka kōrorirori, kātahi ka tāmahana anō pea mō te 10 hēkena atu anō (HJ 2012:205). / Baby's mashed food should be reheated for 20 seconds, stirred and then reheated again for another 10 seconds.
