ero
1. (verb) (-a) to be putrid, septic.
Kua ero te ika i te roa e whitia ana e te rā (PK 2008:59). / The fish has gone putrid from the length of time it has been exposed to the sun.
Synonyms: haunga, piro, kōhangohango
2. (noun) discharge from a sore or boil, pus.
Ka papī mai te ero i te whēwhē, ka auē te tamaiti. / When the pus oozed out of the boil, the child cried out.
Synonyms: pirau
haunga
1. (stative) be stinking, smelly, putrid, reeking, fetid, odorous, stale.
Synonyms: ero, piro, kōhangohango
2. (noun) foul smell, unpleasant odour, stink, stench, horrible smell.
Kua pā mai te haunga o te pākoro poaka. / The stench of the pigsty has reached me.
kerakera
1. (verb) to be foul, offensive, nauseous.
Kerakera ana te haunga o ngā paihamu kua mate. / The stink of the dead possums was foul.
Synonyms: honuhonu, nohunohu, mōtuhi, anuanu, harehare, piro, hākiki, kōkiri, whakaweriweri, weriweri, kino, tukituki, maninohea, whakaparahako, mataharehare, mōrihariha
2. (verb) to be quick (of movement).
Synonyms: korakora
3. (noun) anything rotten and putrid, filth.
Kaua e raua atu te kerakera nei ki te ipu rāpihi - me tāpuke rawa, ka mutu, kia hōhonu tonu te rua (PK 2008:254). / Don't put this rotten thing in the rubbish bin - it should be buried, and what's more it should be a deep hole.
2. (verb) to be defeated in a game, beaten, score against.
Otirā kua tata kē nei te mutu o te kēmu, me te takarepa o te kaute waru ki te iwa, whā tekau iāri te omanga ka piro i a ia, ka riro nei i te ope taua te whakataetae (TTR 2000:196). / But the game was nearly over and the deficit was 8-9 when he ran forty yards to score and the army won the contest.
4. (verb) to be offensive, disgusting.
He kaitāhae te tupeka i te rawa o te tangata. Hoko kau ia i tērā kai, e kore e mākona, he paoa kau te putanga, piro noa ngā tāngata wainamu ki taua paoa (AO 1/1/1862:25). / Tobacco is a thief of a person's wealth. When one buys that commodity it does not satisfy and the only result is smoke, and it's offensive to people who dislike the smoke.
Synonyms: whakaweriweri, weriweri, kino, tukituki, maninohea, whakaparahako, mataharehare, kerakera, mōrihariha, anuanu, harehare, hākiki, kōkiri
5. (modifier) smelly, stinking, putrid.
He kai kino te tupeka, he kai piro, he kai whakatūtūā, he kai whakamate tangata (AO 1/1/1862:25). / Tobacco is a bad food, a smelly food, a demeaning food, a food that kills people.
6. (noun) victory (in a game), try (rugby), score, win, triumph, goal (sport).
Ko te tangata nāna te niti i rere rawa atu ki tawhiti, i a ia te piro (W 1971:284). / The person whose dart flew the furthest won.
7. (noun) foul smell, scent, stench, stink.
Tū kē ana te ihu i te rerenga mai o te piro i ngā wai whakamate (KO 13/12/1882:6). / Smelling the stench of the contaminated water.
Synonyms: whakakakara, wai kakara, tīare, tīere, kakara
8. (noun) intestines.
Ka haere te taua huki toto i konei, tae rawa atu ki te wāhi i mate ai ngā hoa o Pokuru ko ngā upoko ko ngā piro anake te tāwheta ana i te tapātai o te awa (JPS 1928:183). / The avenging war party now started, and when they finally reached the place where the companions of Pokuru had died they found only the heads and intestines piled up on the shore of the river.
kōhangohango
1. (verb) to be putrid, stinking, rank.
2. (modifier) mottled.
He ika kōhangohango te kōkiri (PK 2008:276). / The leatherjacket is a mottled fish.
Synonyms: tāingoingo, tarare, kōpure, tawatawa, kōrangorango
