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hopi

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to soap, lather with soap.

Me tino whakamākū ngā makawe ki te wai, ā ka hopi: horoia kia kore he hopi i roto i ngā makawe (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / Thoroughly wet the hair with water and then lather it up with soap: rinse it so that there's no soap left in the hair.

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2. (loan) (noun) soap.

Me tino whakamākū ngā makawe ki te wai, ā ka hopi: horoia kia kore he hopi i roto i ngā makawe (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / Thoroughly wet the hair with water and then lather it up with soap: rinse it so that there's no soap left in the hair.

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hopī

1. (verb) to be terrified, alarmed, frightened, intimidated, panic-stricken, scared, dismayed.

E kī ana a Rōre Erueti ko te 'hopī ki te wai', he tikanga nā ngā tohunga hei wehe i te ngākau pāwera, wehi rānei i roto i te tangata, kua hauhauaitu. Ka karakiatia e te tohunga ka mutu ka tāuhi ki te wai o te rau rākau te tūroro (M 2004:354). / Rōre Erueti states that 'hopī ki te wai' (craven fear is cleansed in water) was a practice by tohunga to remove apprehension or fear from a person who was afflicted. The tohunga would recite ritual chants and conclude by sprinkling water from a leafy twig over the patient.

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Synonyms: maurirere, mauri rere, tūmekemeke, koera, uruwehi, kōtore whererei

hopī

1. (noun) earth oven.

E kongange ana te hopī (W 1971:59). / The earth oven is ablaze.

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See also hāngī

hopi

1. (noun) detergent.

ringa hopi

1. (noun) laundry-hand.

hopi whakamatara

1. (noun) conditioner.

Kua whakatakupehia tō taitai niho, tō paniaku, tō wai patu kehakeha, tō hopi horoi makawe me tō hopi whakamatara? Have you packed your toothbrush, your toothpaste, your mouthwash, your shampoo and your conditioner? /

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hopi makawe

1. (loan) (noun) shampoo.

Kei wareware i a koe te hari i te hopi makawe. / Don't you forget to take the shampoo.

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hopi horoi kaka

1. (noun) washing powder/liquid.

Purua te hopi horoi kaka ki roto i te pūrere horoi kaka. Put the washing powder into the washing machine. /

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hopi horoi makawe

1. (noun) shampoo.

Kua whakatakupehia tō taitai niho, tō paniaku, tō wai patu kehakeha, tō hopi horoi makawe me tō hopi whakamatara? Have you packed your toothbrush, your toothpaste, your mouthwash, your shampoo and your conditioner? /

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