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pakapaka - burnt, dry

pakapaka. 1. a. Dry, baked, burned. Apopo ra koe taona pakapakatia ana ki nga whatu o Kurupangoi (W. iv, 186). Ko te tupuna o Ngati Pakapaka i wera i te ahi, koia a Ngati Pakapaka.

2. n. Dried provisions, fish, birds, etc. Ka moe hupeke, tangata kaore ana whata pakapaka; ka moe wharoro, tangata i te whata pakapaka (P.).

3. Scraps. Kua riro te whenua i te pakeha, kua riro nga moni i te Maori; kihai i rato nga tangata, katahi ka tonoa he moni; he kai pakapaka tenei.

4. A coarse rough cloak of flax.

Williams Dictionary

pakapaka, a. Quarrelsome.

Williams Dictionary

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#11: I am hungry and tired
#100: That aforementioned thing
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