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whakarekareka

1. (verb) (-hia) to make sweet sounds, sound sweet.

Ko te nuinga o ana kauwhau hei whakarekareka noa iho i te taringa o ngā kaiwhakarongo (HKW 1/5/1899:3). / The majority of his sermons were merely to sound sweet to the ears of the listeners.

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2. (modifier) pleasurable, entertaining, interesting, engaging.

Hei whakatinana i tērā ka puta ngā kōrero whakarekareka mō te hītori o tēnei motu (Te Ara 2014). / To implement that engaging accounts appeared about the history of this country.

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Synonyms: rēhia, harakoakoa


3. (noun) pleasantness, appeal, sweetness, attractiveness.

Ko ēnei momo kōrero he whakarekareka i te taringa (TTR 1994:90). / These types of accounts are pleasant to listen to.

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Synonyms: makuku

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