perete plate

Part of Speech n2
    • plate
      • food & drink
      • Example 1311:
        dora a kaukau tea maa perete
        spread the sweet potatoes on the plates,
        Source: Hel 03R 053
      • Example 5597:
        Komano kake bona he na vaobete ori bona peha sii sosopene, keetoro, amaa perete, ae amaa sipun, ae amaa kap, rapis aniani.
        Inside the hut they put a little saucepan, a kettle, some plates and some spoons and some cups (and) knives for eating.
        Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 159
      • Example 5598:
        Be kavara na maa pauna teara mahaka, are paa urisi eve, are paa vaatei tea perete, are paa an.
        When all of our bananas are done, then we peel them, then we put them on a plate, and then eat them.
        Source: Hel 04R 031-034

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  • See also:
    • urisi1 peel something (cooked bananas)
    • vaatei put something somewhere; attach something somewhere; add something to something