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Māori · 14 September 2026 · Food and Dining

te parakuihi

breakfast

noun

Breakfast, the first meal of the day (a loanword now in everyday use). As a verb, parakuihi means to have breakfast.

In a sentence

I whakarite a Kui i te parakuihi mā ngā mokopuna.

Nan made breakfast for the grandchildren.