1. (verb) (-tia) to pat, slap.
Kātahi ka taupakitia te tangata rā (W 1971:400). / Then that man was slapped.
Synonyms: hokomirimiri, paki, papaki, pokipoki, pōpō
2. (noun) apron, kilt.
Ka mau te taupaki wahine ki te wahine, te waero ki te tāne (JPS 1927:352). / The female donned a woman's apron and the man a dog-tail cloak.
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