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mātotoru

1. (verb) to be thick, dense.

Koirā te kāinga e mātotoru ana te noho a ngā iwi o Hauraki i taua wā (NIT 1995:165). / That was the village most densely populated by the tribes of Hauraki at that time.

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2. (modifier) thick, dense.

He tangata huru mangu, mau hurungutu mātotoru (TTR 1996:89). / A man with dark hair, who had a thick moustache.

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3. (noun) thickness, thick.

I roto i te mātotoru o te whawhai ka kahakina oratia mai a Moka e Taiwhanga (TTR 1990:140). / In the heart of the battle Taiwhanga rescued Moka.

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waewae mātotoru

1. (adjective) be heavy-footed.

Ka rongo tonu koe i a ia e haere mai ana, he waewae mātotoru (PK 2008:1044). / You will hear her coming because she is heavy-footed.

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