avatea Pronunciation
1. (Be) late morning and early afternoon (about 9 a.m. To 1 p.m.) E tū ki runga, kua avatea. Get up, it’s late in the morning; Āpōpō i te pōpongi avatea e ‘oki mai ei rāua. They‘ll be back late tomorrow morning; Nāku e rave i te pure avatea. I‘ll take the (mid-)morning service; Ka ‘aere avatea ‘ua tāua kia tae mārama tāua ki te motu. We‘ll leave late in the morning so we get to the island in good daylight; Ā te avatea Paraparau māua e ‘aere mai ei. We‘ll come late on Thursday morning. Avatea pū, high noon (noon to one or two o‘clock).