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matarake

Bingham

mæ/taráke

n. bowl of a pipe.
n. shoal water near the flats.

Sabatier

matarake

n. limit of ebb tide on west side of lagoon near reef.
note. on land side of lagoon and the limit is called matanikabi.

matarake1

n. a certain kind of kite.

matarake2

n. heel of pipe. hole opening into pipe (S.).

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