wāwā
1. (noun) picket, stake (of a fence or palisade), paling.
Ka patua te iwi o Te Āea, ka hinga tērā pā i te ope a Wairangi. Ko ētehi i patua ki roto i te wai. Ko ngā rauwhare me ngā wāwā i rukea ki roto i te awa (JPS 1910:200). / The people of Te Āea were killed and that pā was taken by Wairangi's force. Some were slain in the water. The thatch and stakes were thrown into the river.
Synonyms: tīwatawata
2. (noun) wooden fence.
Ka tū te rangatira o te pā ki runga i te wāwā o te pā (NM 1928:154). / The chief of the pā stood on the pā's wooden fence.
