Ota. 1. a. Unripe, uncooked. Ko te kai a tera wahine he ota tonu (T. 95).
2. v.t. Eat raw or in an uncooked state. Kakariki tunua, kakariki otaina (P. 56).
3. n. Refuse, dregs.
otaota, n. 1. Herbs in general, vegetation, weeds, litter. Ka tu nga tokotoko ki roto ki te otaota (T. 79).
2. A wand or rod to which the mana of a dead man was supposed to be transferred, that it might be conveyed to his successors. ‖ J. ii, 241. Whakahokia ta korua otaota ma to korua papa (J. ii, 226).
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