tāmahana

Maori

Etymology

From tā- (causative prefix) +‎ mahana (“warm”).

Verb

tāmahana (passive tāmahanatia)

  1. (transitive) to warm up, to reheat, to recook

Noun

tāmahana

  1. bubble and squeak

Further reading

  • “tāmahana” 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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