Indulgences

1. waipiro

   Liquor, alcohol

   Usage

   The general word for alcohol. It appears in official names: the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand is Te Kaunihera Whakatūpato Waipiro o Aotearoa

   Grammar Note

   A brewer is a kaikōpiro waipiro; alcohol addiction is wara waipiro

2. pia

   Beer

   Usage

   A loan from English "beer". New Zealand has a large craft-beer scene, and in pubs you order by the English brand name

   Grammar Note

   ⚠ The same spelling also means tree gum or sap, and an apprentice or novice. Pia ngaungau is chewing gum, from the "gum" sense

3. wāina

   Wine

   Usage

   A loan from English "wine". The same word also means "grape" and "vine". A wine list is a rārangi wāina

   Grammar Note

   Wāina is also the name of a kūmara variety introduced in the 19th century. A grapevine is an aka wāina

4. whare wāina

   Winery

   Usage

   A place where wine is made. Many in Marlborough and Hawke's Bay take visitors for tours and tastings. A vineyard is a māra wāina

5. whare tahu pia

   Brewery

   Usage

   A place where beer is brewed. Brewpubs attached to a brewery are common throughout the country

6. tupeka

   Tobacco

   Usage

   A loan from English "tobacco". New Zealand taxes tobacco heavily and sells it only to those aged 18 and over

7. hikareti

   Cigarette

   Usage

   A loan from English "cigarette". Shops may not display the product; it is kept hidden behind cabinet doors at the counter

8. paipa

   Pipe (for smoking)

   Usage

   It means "pipe, smoke" — the smoking implement itself

9. paipa ngongo

   Hookah, shisha

   Usage

   It means "hookah, shisha"

10. kai paipa

    To have a smoke

    Usage

    It means "to have a smoke", used of taking a smoke break

    Grammar Note

    The same form also works as a modifier meaning "everyday, ordinary, mundane", so read it in context

11. auahi kore

    Smokefree, non-smoking

    Usage

    It means "smokefree, non-smoking". Widely posted under New Zealand's smokefree policy, usually alongside the English word. A smokefree area is a whaitua auahi kore

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