kara - colour
Karā, n. Basaltic stone, dark in colour. He titi, he toka, he mirei, he karā te pari kei tua mai o Hawaiki.
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Kara (i), n. Old man. Tena korua ko kara. E kara, a term of address, not confined to the aged.
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Kara (ii), n. 1. Secret plan, conspiracy. Kei te whakatakoto kara mo Te Horo kia patua.
2. A request for assistance in war, eith verbal or material. Ka whiua nga kara ki a Te Whanau-a-Apanui, raua ko Te Whakatohea. Ka tapaina te ingoa a taua patu ko Te Whiu, mo te whiunga o nga kara. ‖ tiwha.
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Kara (iii).——
kakara. 1. n. Scent, smell, flavour. Tena rawa te tiere te haere na, ara te kakara o te tawhiri (T. 193).
2. a. Savoury, odoriferous.
whakakakara, v.t. Scent. Ko te tawhiri ia kua oti te whakarewa hei whakakakara i te whare (R. 192).
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Kara (iv).——
kākara, n. 1. Lepsia haustrum, whelk.
2. Cookia sulcata, a univalve mollusc. Ka mau katoa te rere kakara.
3. Austrofusus glans, a univalve mollusc. Kakara-uri, a large black univalve mollusc.
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