menaga manioc dumplings; tapioca pudding

Part of Speech n2
    • manioc dumplings; tapioca pudding
      • food & drink
      • Example 4449:
        Beara tau paku menaga, eara toro nao roho mohina tea kasi tapeako.
        When we are about to make manioc dumplings, we must first go to the garden to dig out maniocs.
        Source: Jan 04W 003-004
      • Example 4450:
        Bean voosu vahaa maa, ean paa kosi bata maa ta maa karirava mena menaga.
        When you come back home, you cut some karirava leaves for the tapioca pudding.
        Source: Aro 02E(Eno) 089
      • Example 4451:
        A menaga sa pakupaku vahogo haa ni roho ori nabunuu.
        The tapioca dumplings were never made in a casual way in the past.
        Source: Kae 02R 153
      • Example 4452:
        Vin rori bona petata, mene vaobete bona menaga.
        They weave the petata-basket for putting the tapioca dumplings on it.
        Source: Joy 17W 107
      • Example 4453:
        O peho savun buaku menaga toro vararana niara.
        Twelve menaga dumplings we must line up.
        Source: Jan 04W 086

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