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hukarere

1. (verb) to snow.

Ahakoa i hukarere i taua rā, kua tae noa atu tō mātou manuhiri. / Although it snowed that day our visitor had arrived long before.

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2. (noun) snow.

Ehara i te hukarere noa iho nei, engari he huka whakapohe rawa i te tangata, pōuri ana te rā ānō he pō (TWMNT 30/7/1873:85). / It wasn't just snow, but snow that completely blinds a person and the day was so dark it was as if it was night.

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papa hukarere

1. (noun) snowfield.

retireti hukarere

1. (noun) skiing.

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