peha
1. (noun) skin, bark, husk, peel, rind.
Na, ko tua atu ko te itinga o te whenua ko Patakonia, ko taua wāhi he whenua māeke, noho rawakore ana te iwi; ko tā rātou kai he ika, ko ngā kākahu he peha kekeno, he peha kurī (TWMNT 27/8/1873:102). / Now, beyond that in the less important part of the country is Patagonia, which is a cold land, where the people are poor, their food is fish and the clothes are of seal skins and dog hide.
Synonyms: kiri, tapeha, hiako, waru, hohore, hore, pīhore, tahitahi, pīra, hihore, hīhorehore, waruwaru, tīhore
peha
1. (noun) figure of speech, proverb, witticism, turn of phrase - a set form of words.
Synonyms: pepeha, whakatauākī, whakataukī
2. (verb) to boast, brag.
