tunu
1. (verb) (-a) to roast, broil, cook, bake.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 35-48;)
I muri iho ka heke te wahine nōna nei te whare ki te kīhini, ā, mihi ana ki te kuki mō te āhua pai ake o ngā kai e tunua ana e ia (TKO 30/6/1920:3). / Afterwards the woman who owned the house went down to the kitchen and thanked the cook for the somewhat superior food he was cooking.
Synonyms: tunutunu, parahunuhunu, pāngunungunu, parangunu
2. (noun) cooking, roasting, baking.
He pai tō māua ahi mō te tunu kai (HP 1991:27). / Our fire was good for cooking food.
Synonyms: tunumanga parāoa
