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1. (loan) (location) Peru - a country on the western side of South America.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 188;)

1. (verb) to snore, snort.

Kua peru te ihu o te Poa, kua tihe ngā ihu i te haunga tote o ngā pū a te Ingarihi, kua whati haere whakaroto (TJ 24/5/1900:4). / The Boars have snorted and sneezed from the smell of gun smoke of the guns of the English and they have fled inland.

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2. (noun) fullness about the eyes and lips when a person is angry.

Ka tuku ngā peru a tō tangata (W 1971:278). / Your man looks angry.

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3. (noun) head of a nail, nut, etc.

Kia tika tō paopao atu i te peru o te nēra (PK 2008:629). / You should strike the head of the nail correctly.

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Synonyms: nati, natinati

4. (noun) eaves - overhanging part of the roof.

E nui ana te peru ki waho (W 1971:278). / The eaves outside are large.

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Karao

1. (loan) (location) Callao - the principal seaport of Peru.

Ka haere atu i reira ki Karao ki ētahi atu wāhi hoki, kātahi ka tae ki Warapereiho, tētahi takiwā o Amerika (TW 14/6/1875:107). / He went from there to Callao and some other places, finally arriving at Valparaiso, a place in America.

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