Āputa. 1. n. Interval, gap, open space. He hokioi i runga, hu, kei te aputa koe na o te rangi e noho ana (M. 32).
2. Layer of thatch on a roof.
3. a. At intervals, found only here and there. Ehara i te he aputa te he nei, engari he katoa.—Kei te parae e aputaputa ana te takoto.
4. Causing a gap. Ka whaowhia te kumara ki roto; ki tonu, kore rawa he wahi i aputa noa, ara i takoto kau noa iho.
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