konakona
1. (noun) taste, savour, flavour, smell.
Kore i roa te rongo o Airini i te konakona o tana whakakaitoa ina raru nei i a ia a Gertrude Meinertzhagen, nō te mea, nō te 7 o Hune 1909 ka hemo mai a Airini ki Ōtātara (TTR 1994:17). / Airini did not savour her revenge over Gertrude Meinertzhagen because Airini died on 7 June 1909 at Ōtātara.
Synonyms: mōkarakara
whakakakara
1. (verb) (-tia) to make fragrant with scent, put on perfume, flavour.
Otirā, ko ngā kai e tino huhua ana ki reira he paihi - arā, ko ngā karowi, ngā natimeke, me ngā kai pērā tonu - e hokona ana ki Nēpia nei anō, hei whakakakara mō roto i te parāoa pūtini nei (TWM 22/8/1863:3). / But the foods that are really abundant there are spices - namely caraway, nutmeg and similar food - which are sold here in Napier as flavouring in bread pudding.
2. (modifier) scented, perfumed, fragrant, aromatic, sweet smelling.
Kei reira te tini noa atu o ngā rākau whakakakara, me ngā rākau ātaahua (MM.TKM 1/1/1855:17). / There there were many plants of perfume and beauty.
Synonyms: kakara
3. (noun) perfume, scent, flavour, incense.
Ā ka puta mai ki a ia tētahi anahera a te Ariki e tū ana i te taha matau o te āta whakakakara (PT Ruka 1:11). / And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Synonyms: kakara, wai kakara, hinu kakara, hinu rautangi, piro, tīare, tīere
mōkarakara
1. (adjective) be savoury, appetising.
Synonyms: hāhā
2. (modifier) savoury, appetising, flavoursome.
Ka uru atu au ki roto i te kīhini ka rangona ngā kai mōkarakara. / When I entered the kitchen I smelt the flavoursome food.
3. (noun) aroma (of food), flavour, savour.
Kua rongo kē ngā pongaihu i te mōkarakara o te kai tao (TWK 53:1). / His nose (nostrils) had already detected the aroma of the cooked food.
Synonyms: konakona
tāwhara
1. (noun) flavour, taste, tenor, essence.
See also tāwara
2. (modifier) sweet drink, soft drink.
He aihikirīmi, he keke, he pounamu inu waireka, ngā taonga mō ngā whakataetae (HP 1991:272). / Icecream, cakes and bottles of soft drink were the prizes for the competitions.
3. (noun) sweet drink, soft drink.
Kikī ana te tēpu i ngā momo kai ātaahua katoa. He mīti, he pīkaokao, he kaimoana me ngā hua whenua, hua rākau, tae atu ki ngā purini me ngā waireka (TWK 60:2). / The table was full of all types of beautiful foods. There was meat, chicken, seafood, vegetables, fruit and even deserts and soft drinks.
reka
1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleasing, agreeable.
He iwi mōhio te Māori ki te hanga ingoa kia reka ai te whakarongo a te taringa, ina koa a Te Herewini, a Te Wiremu, a Te Harawira me te nuinga atu (TKO 6/1914:8). / The Māori are a clever people at creating names so that they are pleasant to the ear, such as Te Herewini (Selwyn), Te Wiremu (Williams), Te Harawira (Hadfield) and many others.
Synonyms: manea, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu
2. (modifier) sweet, tasty, palatable.
He aha te painga o ngā kai reka a te Pākehā - o te rare, o te keke, o te purini, o te winika, o te pepa, o te waipiro? (TKO 31/5/1921:9). / What benefit is there in the sweet food of the Pākehā - lollies, cakes, puddings, vinegar, pepper and alcohol?
3. (noun) sweetness, tastiness, flavour.
Ka rongo te tangata ki te reka o ana rohi e kore rawa ia e hiahia ki ngā rohi a tētahi atu peka (TWMNT 16/10/1878:79). / When a person experiences the flavour of his bread she will never want the bread of another baker.
2. (noun) essence (food extract for flavouring).
māngaro
1. (modifier) tasty, mealy, floury.
Ka tunua ki te ahi ka maoa, ka romia, tangotango ana, ka mawhaki, ka kitea te māngaro, ka kīia kātahi te para māngaro (TP 1/1911:4). / It is cooked in the fire and when ready, it is squeezed, handled, broken open and the flouriness is discovered so the comment is made that it is floury para fern tubers.
2. (noun) sweetness, flavour.
Ka pātai te ngākau he aha i pēnei rawa ai tōna rongonui ehara kē hoki ia i te wahine whakaputa i a ia, ehara i te wahine whakahīnātore, ehara i te kūmara kōrero mō tōna māngaro (H 1992:29). / One asks why she was so famous when she was not a woman who promoted herself, was not a star, and was not like the kūmara talking about its sweetness.
3. (noun) starch.
He nui te māngaro o roto i te kūmara (RP 2009:276). / There is a lot of starch in kūmara.
hāpi
1. (loan) (noun) hop (crop), Humulus lupulus - a climbing plant the ripe female cones of which are used to give a bitter flavour to beer.
Kaua hoki e wehewehea te hoatutanga o ngā mea ki roto i te pāta, engari kia kotahi tonu te hoatutanga tō te wai, tō te hāpi, tō te huka. / Do not put the ingredients into the pot in stages but add the water, hops and sugar in one go.
2. (noun) fermented food - food prepared by steeping in water.
He pūhā, he riki, he kuku i roto i te ipu. He whakamara tēnei, engari he kai tauhou ki a Okoroire (TWK 36:4). / Sowthistle, onions and mussels were in the bowl. This was fermented food, but an unfamiliar food to Okoroire.
hapi
1. (loan) (noun) hop (crop), Humulus lupulus - a climbing plant the ripe female cones of which are used to give a bitter flavour to beer.
Me whakatupu koutou i te hapi, te taru e meatia nei e te Pākehā he tahu pia (TWMNT 2/12/1871:20). / You should grow hops, the plant which is used by the Pākehā to brew beer.
karowi
1. (loan) (noun) caraway, Carum carvi - a plant and its fruit is used as a spice for flavouring food.
Otirā, ko ngā kai e tino huhua ana ki reira he paihi - arā, ko ngā karowi, ngā natimeke, me ngā kai pērā tonu - e hokona ana ki Nēpia nei anō, hei whakakakara mō roto i te parāoa pūtini nei (TWM 22/8/1863:3). / But the foods that are really abundant there are spices - namely caraway, nutmeg and similar food - which are sold here in Napier as flavouring in bread pudding.
korowhāwhā
1. (noun) anchovy, Engraulis antipodum - a small shoaling fish of commercial importance as a food and as bait. Strongly flavoured and is usually preserved in salt and oil.
See also kokowhāwhā
