korere - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

kōrere

1. (noun) anything to guide the passage of liquids, gutter, funnel, pipe, spouting.

I pakaru ko ngā kōrere wai mai ki te tāone (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / The water pipes to the town were broken.

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mataaro kōrere

1. (noun) plumber.

kōrere wai

1. (noun) spouting, gutter, tap, funnel, water pipe.

I te 8 o ngā rā o Tīhema nei, ka ngaoko te whenua o Whanganui nei i te rū, ā, i pakaru ko ngā kōrere wai mai ki te tāone, i kino katoa (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / On the 8th December the land here at Whanganui shook from the earthquake and the water pipes to the town were badly damaged.

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Synonyms: paipa, kōrere, pū, momi

2. (noun) tap, faucet, valve.

kōrere tātari

1. (noun) filter funnel.

kōrere ua

1. (noun) drainpipe.

E paku māturuturu ana te wai i ngā kōrere ua ina karawhiua e te ua tātā. The drainpipe leaks a little if the rain is heavy. /

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kaimahi kōrere wai

1. (noun) plumber.

kōrere wai makariri

1. (noun) cold water tap.

Hurihia te kōrere wai makariri me te kōrere wai wera e mahana ai ngā wai. Turn on the cold water tap and the hot water tap to make the water warm. /

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kōrere wai wera

1. (noun) hot water tap.

Hurihia te kōrere wai makariri me te kōrere wai wera e mahana ai ngā wai. Turn on the cold water tap and the hot water tap to make the water warm. /

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