hūware

Maori

Alternative forms

  • hūare

Noun

hūware

  1. spit, saliva

Derived terms

  • repe hūware (“salivary gland”)
  • whākōkī hūware (“amylase”)

Further reading

“hūware” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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