2. (noun) sand hill, sand dune.
Tae rawa atu ki te tāhuahua o te one, e whakangaro atu ana ngā rāwhara o Te Arawa (JPS 1893:221). / When he eventually reached the sand-hill of the beach, the sails of Te Arawa were disappearing in the distance.
Synonyms: taipū
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