tīwara
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to split, cleave, divide, open.
Ka tīwaratia roatia taua rākau tawa (W 1971:427). / That tawa tree was split lengthwise.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (noun) can-opener, tin-opener.
