tāpatu
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to roof, cover, thatch.
Hei ngā pō ka whakatuwheratia e au taku hamarara, ka unuhia ōku pūtu, ka kuhua aku waewae ki roto o te pēke, ka tāpatu ai i taku tinana ki te kākahu, ki waho ko taku tāpōrena (TP 8/1908:8). / At night I would open my umbrella, take off my boots, put my legs into the bag, then cover my body with the garment with my raincoat outside that.
Synonyms: tuanui
2. (noun) cover.
Ka haere a Takarita ki te tiki whāriki hei tāpatu kūmara (W 1971:383). / Takarita went to fetch mats as kūmara covers.