pukoro

pūkoro

1. (verb) (-a) to surround in a halo.

Ka pūkoroa te marama (W 1971:308). / The moon is surrounded by a halo.

2. (noun) pocket, sheath, scabbard, pouch, condom.

I maroke te kakī o Marakaia, engari kāore ana moni, kātahi ka whāwhā a Marakaia ki ngā pūkoro o tana tarau me te mea nei e kimi ana i ana moni, i mōhio tonu rā anō ia kāhore kau ana moni (TP 7/1904:3). / Marakaia's throat was dry, but he had no money. Then he felt the pockets of his trousers as if he was looking for his money, although he actually knew he had no money.

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Synonyms: pākete

pūkoro

1. (noun) cloak with a narrow tāniko border on the sides only.

Ngā taonga i haere atu ai, he taupō, he paepaeroa, he korowai, he pekerangi muka, he pekerangi wūru, he pūkoro whatu Māori, he mere pounamu (KO 15/3/1884:3). / The treasures that were taken were: a rough black and yellow cloak, a cloak with tāniko borders along three sides, a cloak with tags, a cloak decorated with tufts of red feathers spaced over it one made of flax fibre and the other with wool, a cloak with a narrow tāniko border on the sides only and a greenstone mere.

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1. (noun) sling (for throwing stones).

waea pūkoro

1. (noun) cellular phone.

pūkoro ure

1. (noun) condom.

Tīhaea te pepa hiriwa mā ō matimati (kaua mā ō niho kei puaretia te pūkoro ure) (HM 2/2004). / Tear the silver paper with your fingers (not with your teeth in case you put a hole in the condom).

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waea pūkoro

1. (loan) (noun) cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, smartphone.

E ai ki ngā tatauranga o te tau 2001, he waea pūkoro kei te neke atu i te e 58% o ngā kāinga, he kakenga mai te 22% i te 1997-98 (Te Ara). / According to the 2001 census, more than 58% of homes had mobile phones, an increase of 22% since 1997-1998.

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pūkoro hua

1. (noun) egg sac, egg case.

pīauau pūkoro

1. (noun) pocket-knife.

pūkoro haupōro

1. (noun) golf bag.

moni pūkoro

1. (loan) (noun) pocket money, allowance.

Hoatu ai te kuia i ngā moni pūkoro ki ana mokopuna tokorua i ia wiki, i ia wiki. / Each week the elderly woman gives pocket money to her two grandchildren.

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