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tunutunu

1. (verb) (-a) to roast, broil, cook.

Ka toritoria te tuna kātahi ka tunutunua (PK 2008:971). / The eel was cut into pieces and then roasted.

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Synonyms: tunu, parahunuhunu, pāngunungunu, parangunu

tunutunu mākaikai

1. (verb) to keep eating portions of food while it is cooking.

Ki te mau au te tunutunu mākaikai ana i ngā kai, ka rīria au e aku kuia (PK 2008:1005). / If I'm caught eating food while it is cooking, my grandmothers will tell me off.

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