Te Reo Māori Glossary
Get some food festival vocab under your belt before ordering some namunamuā (delicious) kai for Visa Wellington On a Plate this month!
Festival words
Festival Events
Ngā Taiopenga
Burger Wellington
Pēka ki Pōneke
Dine Wellington
Kai ki Pōneke
Cocktail Wellington
Ranupiro ki Pōneke
Food glossary
Aioli
Wairanu kāriki
Barbeque
Rorerore (verb and noun)
Beer
Pia
Burger
Pēka
Café
Wharekai
Canapé
Parāoa kumamatanga
Ceviche
Ika mata
Celeriac
Aka herewī
Chef
Ringawera
Cocktail
Ranupiro
Degustation
He taka kai mōkarakara
Dessert
Purini
Donuts
Tōnati
Free range
(Hēki) taka noa
Fries
Kotakota rīwai
Green lip mussels
Kuku
Homebaked
Tunua i te kāinga
Homegrown
Tipuria i te kāinga
Homemade
Mahinga i te kainga
Housemade
Mahinga i te whare
Houseground
Penupenu i te whare
Housegrown
Tipuria i te whare
Housesmoked
Wāmu ā-whare
Mac ‘n’ cheese
Tīkohu parāoa me te tīhi
Menu
Te hora o te kai
Tea or coffee
Te tī me te kāwhe (tea and coffee) / He tī he kāwhe (tea or coffee)
Vegetable
Huawhenua
Watercress
Wātakirihi
Wine
Waina (red wine – waina whero | white wine – waina mā)