pupuhu¹ roast something over an open fire

Part of Speech

vt

• • roast something over an open fire
  • • food & drink

  • • Example 398:
      

      me ma gono atai bona pasuhupi, me huraka bona, mepaa pupuhu bona.

      and she came (and) on the way (she) got the flying fox and gutted it and roasted it.

      Source: Aro 11E(Eno) 055

    • Example 5147:
      

      eori repaa pupuhu iana toon no orana tope

      they roast fish on the charcoals of the coconut shells

      Source: Joy 17W 098

Related entries

• See also:
  • orana¹ hot charcoals
  • sibono¹ roast something; smoke something (e.g. fish, meat); dry something (coconut, cocoa)
  • pupuhu² roasted food
  • torovi fry