Hōpara (i) 1. n. Thorax, belly. Ka ngaro ano ki roto ki te hopara nui o Toitehuatahi (T. 107).
2. Puke hopara, mounds on which the first and last kumara were planted, the product eventually being used for ritual purposes.
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Hōpara (ii) 1. v.t. Go about, explore. Ore ka hopara, ka haramai koe ka pakirehua i ahau (M. 251). Hopara makaurangi, a painted rafter design. Kia ara te whare ka kiia he hopara makaurangi tena tuhi (W.W. 1/70). ‖ papara.
2. Cover, traverse, a surface. E noho ana a Tuanehu e hopara makaurangi ana. (Of embellishing rafters of a house, covering the surface with spirals.)
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