roro
1. (noun) brain, marrow, spongy matter.
Nō reira tētahi o ngā tāngata nei, te mea e haere ana i runga paihikara, e tuohu ana, e kaha ana te panapana o tōna manawa, me te kaha o tana haere ka kaha atu hoki te rere o ngā toto ki roto i te roro o tōna māhuna (TP 2/1905:3). / One of the men from that place was riding a bicycle, bent over with his heart pounding and because he was cycling so energetically the flow of blood in the brain of his head was also pumping hard.
2. (noun) front end of a meeting house, verandah, porch, lobby.
Nō te hāwhe pāhi i te tahi o ngā hāora ka kawangia te whare, i tū katoa te iwi ki te roro o te whare (TPH 5/1/1903:5). / At half past one the house opening ceremony was performed and the people all stood in the verandah of the house.
Synonyms: tupehau, mahau, kōihi, whakamahau, haurangi, kopa pākai, hōpua
roro ikura
1. (noun) stroke - a sudden disabling attack caused by an interruption in the blood flow to the brain.
Nō te tau o muri mai, i pā te mate roro ikura ki a Huata, ka kore kaha haere nei te kite o ōna whatu (TTR 2000:85). / The following year Huata suffered a stroke and he wasn't able to see very well.
2. (noun) cerebrum.
He wāhanga te roro hiringa nō te roro. / The cerebrum is part of the brain.
roro tuarongo
1. (noun) cerebellum.
Ko te roro tuarongo: He wāhanga iti kei muri o te roro, te wāhanga e whakahaere ana i ngā uaua me te noho hōrite o te tinana. Mā te roro tuarongo e tika ai te hīkoi, te omaoma me te nekeneke a te tangata (RP 2009:374). / The cerebellum: A small part at the back of the brain, the part that controls the muscles and the balance of the body. The cerebellum ensures that walking, running and the movement of the body functions correctly.
maire kōtae
1. (noun) narrow-leaved maire, Nestegis montana - a many-branched, round-headed tree 10-15 m high with slender branches. Leaves are shiny, narrow and leathery. The trunk is usually short. Found from sea-level to 600 m in forests of the North Island and the northern South Island. Also known as maire rōroro.
See also maire, maire rōroro
Synonyms: maire rōroro
