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maete

Bingham

m'áete

n. blubber, fat.
ex. te m'aete-n-atu scalp.

máete

a. slippery.
n. being slippery, slipperiness.

Sabatier

maete

na. grease or lard attached to skin.
ex.
  • maeten te beki: pig skin and lard.
  • te maete n atu: the scalp (of head).

maete1

n. lard, grease.
a. greasy; kamaete. idem.
maetete: having much...
vc. kamaetea...

maete2

a. maetete: slippery, greasy.
note. that these 3 maete are probably the same word.