| 释义 |
Definition of kumara in English: kumaranoun ˈkuːmərə NZ A sweet potato. 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 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. |