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tahua - pile of food; sum of money

Tahua (i), n. 1. Heap, especially of food at a feast. E tahu ana te kai, ka tao; inamata kua maoa, katahi ra ka whiua ki te tahua (T. 166). I whai pea koe ki nga tahua a Ngatoroi-rangi; ko Ihu-motokia, Te Moanu-waipu? (Of heaps of slain) (M. 153). Tahua roa, food presented to visitors. Tahua rarauhe, bunches of fern attached to the pekapeka of the tauhu roa, for catching crayfish at Rotorua.

2. Fund, sum of money. (mod.)

tāhuahua. 1. a. In lumps or hillocks.

2. n. Sandhills. Tae rawa atu ki te tahuahua o te one (J. ii, 221).

tahu (iii).

Williams Dictionary

Tahua (ii), n. Courtyard. = marae. Tahua riringa, space between hostile parties, battlefield. Tahi i te tahua or tahia te tahua, make peace. Katahi ratou ka tahi i te tahua.

Williams Dictionary

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