hūware

Maori

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.