roke

1. (noun) faeces, excrement, shit, dung, poo.

Ko ngā purapura e rere atu ai taua mate urutā i tētahi tangata ki tētahi tangata, e piri ai rānei i te tangata ki te kiore, i te kiore rānei ki te tangata, e puta atu ana i roto i te mimi, i te roke, i te hūare rānei o te tūroro (TPH 15/8/1900:2). / The germs of that epidemic disease spread from one person to another, or spread from a person to a rat, or a rat to a person, and appear in the urine, the faeces or the saliva of the patient.

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Synonyms: hamuti, tūtae, hamiti, tiko

roke kanae

1. (noun) coral.

2. (noun) fossil.

roke kanae

1. (noun) coral.

Ko te roke kanae tētahi o ngā tino kai a te ika. Coral is a favourite dish for fish. /

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[tō/ō] roke

1. get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment.

Rangi: I rongo au i te tokorua rā e kōhimuhimu ana mōu. Pare: Ō rāua roke. / Rangi: I heard that pair denigrating you. Pare: They can get stuffed.
Mēnā koinā mai tāna, anei atu tāku, ōna roke! / If that’s what she’s got to say, then all I have to say is get stuffed!

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