rita
1. (loan) (noun) litre.
Ka piki te inumia o te wāina; i te tau 1975, e 8.6 rita ka inumia e ia tangata, tatū ki te tau 2003 kua kake ki te e 19.6 rita mō ia tangata (Te Ara 2012). / Wine consumption has increased from 8.6 litres per person per year in 1975 to 19.6 litres per person in 2003.
Ko te rita te waeine matua mō te kītanga. Ka whakamahia hoki mō te rōrahi. He waeine ngahuru e tino whakamahia ana puta noa i te ao (TRP 2010:242). / The litre is the main unit for measuring capacity. It can also be used for volume. It is a metric unit of measurement that is used throughout the world. (TRP 2010:242).