tiripapā
1. (verb) to explode in succession.
E ai ki te korero, he āta rere tō rātou nā awa, ā, koia i āta rere ai te kupu i ō rātou ngutu, kāore e pēnei i te matā e tiripapā mai ana i te pū mīhini (HJ 2015:224). / It is said that their river flows slowly and that is why the words from their lips flow slowly, not like the bullets exploding in rapid succession from a machine gun.
2. (modifier) exploding in succession.
I mua atu i te whānautanga o Taare, he karawhiutanga a Hakaroa nā ngā pū tiripapā a Ngāti Toa i ngā tau whakamutunga o te tekau tau atu i 1820 (TTR 1994:179). / Before Taare was born the Banks Peninsula region had been savaged by repeater guns of Ngāti Toa in the late 1820s.
3. (noun) cracker, firework.
Rangona ai ngā tiripapā e pahu ana i te tīmatanga o te marama o Noema. / Fireworks are heard exploding at the beginning of November.
