tarau
1. (loan) (noun) trousers, pants.
Ehara i te mea he kore moni nā koutou i kore ai he tarau mō koutou (KO 16/3/1885:5). / It's not as if you have no money that you have no trousers.
See also tarautete
tarau poto
1. (noun) short trousers, shorts.
Ki te haere au ki te tāone he tarau poto, kāore he tōkena, ka kite tonu au i ngā tāngata e tiro mākutu ana ki te nawe o taku waewae, ka whakamā au (HP 1991:21). / If I went to town in shorts and no soxs, I saw people staring at the scar on my leg and I was embarrassed.
tarau peretihi
1. (loan) (noun) pleated jodhpurs, pleated trousers.
He tarau peretihi – huruhuru – haere hōiho nei, 30 pea. He mea whakatāwakawaka (TWM 3/10/1863:4). / Pleated jodhpurs – velvety – for horse riding, 30 pairs and striped.
Synonyms: tarautete peretiti
tarau makere
1. (loan) (noun) promiscuous woman.
Synonyms: hikawai