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hōpara

1. (noun) thorax, belly.

Ka moimoi a Tama rāua ko Whakatūria, ka au mai anō te kurī rā, "Au!" Kokopi rawa iho a Toi i tōna māngai, e tau tonu ake ana i roto. Nō konā hoki te whakataukītanga iho a Toi, "Ai taukiri, e! I huna iho hoki koe ki roto ki te hōpara nui o Toi, e tau ake ana anō koe." (NM 1928:54). / Tama and Whakatūria called for the dog and it barked, "Au!" Toi shut his mouth tightly, but it continued to bark inside. And as a result we have Toi's saying, "Oh dear! And you were hidden in the great belly of Toi and then you barked again."

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hōpara

1. (verb) to go about, explore, cover, traverse (a surface).

Nō te tau 1843, ka putaputa atu ki Te Wairarapa ngā ope hōpara a te Kamupene o Niu Tīreni (TTR 1990:284). / In 1843 the the exploration parties of the New Zealand Company appeared in Wairarapa.

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2. (noun) sightseeing, exploration.

E ora ai ia, ka tahuri te kaumoana ki te raupapa i te āhua o tana hōpara (Te Ara 2013). / In order to survive mariners used strategies in their exploration.

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hōpara makaurangi

1. (noun) painted rafter design.

He hōpara makaurangi te whakairo (JPS 1927:375). / The decoration was the hōpara makaurangi design.

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wae hōpara

1. (noun) sightseer.

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