tao - to cook
Tao (i), n. Spear, about 6 ft. long. Ka mahara a Manaia kia tuturia he tangata hei ohu waru mo ana tao (T. 117). He tao ki, e kore e taea te karo; he tao rakau, ka taea ano te karo (P. 106). Tao-roa, long spear, 12 ft. to 18 ft. in length. Kia tangohia atu i te mata o te taoroa (M. 128). Tao kaihuia, bird spear: = maiere. Tao-tahi, single-pointed spear, for eels.
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Tao (ii). —
tatao, n. 1. Second person slain in a fight. He pekenga hoki to Patukarihi i te ihu o tetehi o nga waka, ka tamarahi, “Kai a au te tatao!” (J. ii, 46).
2. Sometimes the third person slain. Ka hinga i a ia te matangohi, a ka hokia e Toa-rangatira; a, i a ia te tapiri; katahi ka reia e Te Tiwai, a, i a ia te tatao (W. iv, 95).
3. Support, second in a duel. = piki.
4. Younger brother or sister of a first-born child. E hia ou tatao? (How many younger brothers and sisters have you?) Puta tonu, ki waho ta taua tamahine, ko Ponui-a-hine; tatao ki muri, he wahine ano (W.M. xii, 202).
taotao, n. = tatao, 4, above. Ka whanau te tama ko Kahutia-te-rangi; taotao ki muri, ko Rongouaroa.
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Tao (iii). 1. v.t. Cook in a native oven. Ka patua nga kuri e rua, kotahi i taona (T. 112).
2. v.i. Be in process of cooking. Ka tao te hangi tapu (T. 173).
whakatao, v.t. Heat a native oven. Whakataona ta tatou umu.
tatao, v.i. Remain a long time in the process of cooking. Te tatao o te umu nei; te hukea.
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Tao (iv), v.t. Weigh down. Tao waka, ballast, loading of a canoe. Ka tu taua ki runga te tao waka (M. 49).
tatao. 1. v.i. Lie flat and close. E kai o mata ki te kohu ka tatao i waho i te moana (S. 10).
2. Droop. Ka tatao te tuara; ka mate.
3. a. Deep. Kia tatao tonu te ono o te kapura.
taotao. 1. n. A lattice of rods or vine stems to retain in place the thatch of a roof. Ka pau te whakamoe ki roto te whare taotao (M.M. 176).
2. A charm for the purpose of allaying a storm at sea. Te taotao kei runga, te taotao, e Rangi, te whanatu taku taotao nei (M. 156).
3. v.t. Render the sea smooth by means of a charm as above.
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Tao (v).—
tatao, v.i. Bleed at the nose. Ka tatao taku ihu–E tama, he ihu tatao koe.
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Tao (vi) = taua, pron. 1st per. dual. (Ngi.) Tao ka haere.
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Tao (vii), taotao, n. A canoe of a particular shape. Grey refers the expression tao waka (M. 49) to this sense, but the explanation given under tao (iv) has the support of other Polynesian dialects.
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