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pia

1. (loan) (noun) beer.

Mō te pāre mahi pia e 5 hereni mō te puhera (TW 12/8/1876:2). / The price of barley for making beer is 5 shillings a bushel.

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poata

1. (loan) (noun) porter (beer).

Kei a mātau ngā tino pia pātara nei, poata pia he mea pātara (TJ 1/2/1898:8). / We have many bottled beers, and bottled porter.

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Synonyms: rōpā

tinipia

1. (loan) (noun) ginger beer.

He purini, he keke, he pai, he here, he tū, he pīhupa, he airihihupa, he hanga tinipia, he pana, he hanga rēwena, he tūairihi, he remaneiri, he tini noa iho ngā kai Pākehā i akona e au (TKP 26/7/1858:4). / Puddings, cakes, pies, jellies, stews, pea soup, Irish soup, making ginger beer, buns, making bread, Irish stew and lemonade: I learnt to make a great number of European foods.

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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.

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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.

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