Hangarau

māngaro

starch, starchy (food)

tūingoa, tūāhua

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He momo warowaihā. He wāhanga matua anō i roto i te whiringa kai a te tangata hei puna pūngao mōna. He nui te māngaro kei roto i ngā momo kai pēnei i te pata kai, i te rīwai me te kūmara.

A type of carbohydrate. It is an important part of the human diet as a source of energy. Starchy foods include cereals, potato and kūmara.

Tauira KŌrero

He nui te māngaro kei roto i te kūmara.

He momo kai matua te māngaro e whai pūngao ai ngā uaua o te tinana.

He nui hoki ngā huaora kei roto i ētahi kai māngaro, pērā i te Huaora C kei roto i te rīwai.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Ko te peketini tētahi momo māngaro e kitea ana i ngā paetara pūtau o ngā tipu. Ina whakaranua ki te wai, te huka me te waikawa o roto i te huarākau, ka piri tahi hei matū hāpiapia. He kai whakauru e kukū ai ngā momo kai pērā i te tiamu me te tiere.

Ko te māngaro me te peketini ētahi momo whakapūmau hoki. Arā, he tāpiringa e kukū ai te hanga o ētahi momo kai, pērā i te kīnaki huamata. Mā te whakapūmau e piri tahi ai te hinu me te wai o roto i te kīnaki.

Takenga Mai

māngaro - mealy

Tauira KŌrero

He nui te māngaro kei roto i te kūmara.

He momo kai matua te māngaro e whai pūngao ai ngā uaua o te tinana.

He nui hoki ngā huaora kei roto i ētahi kai māngaro, pērā i te Huaora C kei roto i te rīwai.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga