Kāpara = ngapara, n. 1. Hard resinous wood of rimu, kahikatea, etc. Puta kau ano te kotiro ra, me te rama kapara i te ringa (W. iv, 123). He toki kapara tana toki.
2. Torch of such wood. He kapara miti hinu (P.).
3. Soot from the same, used as a pigment for tattooing.
4. A comb made of slips of hard resinous wood.
Williams Dictionary
