Definition of kumara in English:

kumara

noun ˈkuːmərə

Late 18th century: from Maori.

单词	kumara
释义	Definition of kumara in English: kumara noun ˈkuːmərə NZ A sweet potato. 〈新西兰〉甘薯，红薯 Example sentencesExamples The climate in the area is warmer than in places further south and it is not possible to grow kumara further south. You could also use kumara for that sweet potato taste. We ate hangi for dinner - meat, smoky carrots and kumara cooked in baskets under the earth on hot rocks for over three hours. And then it grew to the size of a small root vegetable - perhaps a kumara. There is an old Maori saying that the kumara never says how sweet it is. Phrases suck the kumara informal Suffer a defeat or disaster; fail. I'm sucking the kumara big time Example sentencesExamples One of the engines has sucked the kumara. I am thankful my wife walked the last 5 km with me because I was definitely sucking the kumara. He's quite keen for you to suck the kumara. He may be "rogue" now, but once he's sucked the kumara, Jones will be the man of the hour. Origin Late 18th century: from Maori. noun.1 phr.
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