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repe

1. (noun) lump.

He nui tonu te repe i tana kakī (PK 2008:766). / The lump on her neck was quite big.

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Synonyms: poikurukuru, pōkurukuru, tipu, koropuku, pungapunga, punga, huahua, pukupuku, puku


2. (noun) gland.

E toru ngā repe hūware o te tangata, e rua kei raro i te arero, ko tētahi kei ngā paetara o ngā pāpāringa (RP 2009:370). / A person has three saliva glands, two under the tongue, one in the walls of the cheeks.

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