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puha N.Z.|ˈpuːhɑː|
Also pua, puwha.
[Maori.]
A sow-thistle belonging to the genus Sonchus, esp. S. oleraceus; the leaves of this plant used as a vegetable.
1843E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. iii. 380 Pua—a sowthistle. 1868W. Colenso in Trans. N.Z. Inst. I. iii. 37 The fresh gum-resin from the Kauri..was commonly chewed as a masticatory..mixed with the inspissated juice of the Puwha, or Sow-thistle. 1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 177 All was ready for the contents of the haangi—pork, puha, and potatoes. 1947Coast to Coast 1946 2 Flora Baker gathering puha outside the Bakers' pig-sty. 1963N.Z. Listener 3 May 5/4 Around in the rank growth, the puha and rariki grew, despised by the Pakeha but loved by the true Maori. 1966J. K. Baxter Pig Island Lett. 6 Sea-eggs, puha, pork, and kumara. 1978Islands (N.Z.) Aug. 12 Sometimes they bring food and cook it in my kitchen—mutton-bird with corn and puha—not my favourite dish, so greasy. 1978P. Grace Mutuwhenua ix. 53 He and his flat-mate had boiled mutton quite often but there wasn't any puha near their place so they had to use cabbage. |