whakarato

Maori

Etymology

From whaka- +‎ rato

Noun

whakarato (passive whakaratoa or whakaratohia or whakaratongia)

  1. to distribute, to allocate
  2. to serve (of food), to wait
  3. to provide

Further reading

  • “whakarato” 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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