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poraka

1. (noun) crayfish pot.

Ka taea te kōura mā te poraka (he kupenga ka rite ki te pūkoro, ka tuwhera te waha), ka haongia te īnanga mā te koko, he kupenga whiri ita (Te Ara 2012). / Crayfish could be caught in a crayfish pot (an open-mouthed net like a bag), and whitebait in a koko – a close-weave net.

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poraka

1. (loan) (noun) introduced frogs, green bell-frog, Litoria aurea , southern bell-frog, Litoria raniformis - two very similar introduced frogs which are larger than native frogs. The southern bell-frog is browner than the green bell-frog.

E tae ana ki te tekau hereni te utu mō te pereti hupa poraka (TP 2/1903:3). / The price of a plate of frog soup comes to ten shillings.

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Synonyms: poroka

poraka

1. (loan) (noun) block (of land).

Nā te ariki o Ngāti Rākaipākā i hoko tēnei poraka ki te Kāwanatanga (HP 1991:31). / It was the paramount chief of Ngāti Rākaipākā who sold this block to the Government.

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poraka

1. (loan) (noun) jersey, cardigan, pullover, sweater, sweatshirt, jumper.

Ka huriruatia tana poraka kia kore ai e kitea te poapoa i te uma (PK 2008:159). / His jersey was turned inside out so that the stain on the chest could not be seen.

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Synonyms: tiehe

punua poraka

1. (noun) tadpole.

Kāore ō te punua poraka waewae. Ka pakeke haere ana, ka puta mai ōna waewae. The tadpole has no legs. As it grows, its legs begin to emerge. /

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