vaamahaka2 dry something (e.g. coconuts; cocoa beans)

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vaa-mahaka
Gloss CAUS-dry
    • dry something (e.g. coconuts; cocoa beans)
      • agriculture
      • Example 3221:
        O tope na vaanoto suraa ni riori tea vaamahaka kavuraa.
        The hard coconut shells are used for lighting the fire to dry the copra.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 089
      • Example 8009:
        O vua vaa komano vua kaakau to gono riori, eori repaa vaamahaka bari tea fermentry.
        The beans are removed from the fruit and dried in the fermentry.
        Source:
        Joy 12W 101-102

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