karuotua

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

karuotúaa

vi. to gamble, to bet.

n. gambling, betting.

karuotua

nv. the stakes (at play).

a. fine.

vt. karuoa tuana: to put down the stake money, to pay the fine.

syn. kare tua, kabaka tua.