huahua. 1. n. Birds, etc., captured for food, game. Nga kai o tera maunga, he kiwi, he weka, he kiore, he kuku, he tui; he maunga huahua tera maunga (T. 145). Applied particularly to game preserved in its own fat. Ka tu mai nga huahua ma raua (W. ii, 120). He huahua anake ano te kai pai ma te tangata (P. 97).
2. A vessel in which food was boiled by means of heated stones. ‖ kohua.
3. v.t. Boil by means of heated stones. Mehemea ka huahuatia ki te kohatu kakā i te ahi.—Me huahua taua ki te wai kohua (M. 281).
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huahua. 1. n. Lumps, knobs.
2. Pimple.
3. a. Lumpy. Ka puta ki waho ka huahuatia te whenua, koia a Ahuahu.
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