2. (noun) backdrop.
Nāna i peita te tuarongo mō te whakaari (RMR 2017). / She painted the backdrop for the play.
pou tuarongo
1. (noun) back wall post of a meeting house - supported the ridge pole in the back wall of a meeting house. Sometimes as one word, i.e. poutuarongo.
E toru ngā pou tūhono i te tāhuhu ki te papa, arā, ko te pou tāhū, ko te pou tokomanawa, ko te pou tuarongo (Te Ara 2012). / Three posts support the tāhuhu (ridgepole), namely the pou tāhū (front post), the pou tokomanawa (centre post) and the pou tuarongo (back wall post).
See also pou āniwaniwa
Synonyms: pou āniwaniwa, pou te āniwaniwa
roro tuarongo
1. (noun) cerebellum.
Ko te roro tuarongo: He wāhanga iti kei muri o te roro, te wāhanga e whakahaere ana i ngā uaua me te noho hōrite o te tinana. Mā te roro tuarongo e tika ai te hīkoi, te omaoma me te nekeneke a te tangata (RP 2009:374). / The cerebellum: A small part at the back of the brain, the part that controls the muscles and the balance of the body. The cerebellum ensures that walking, running and the movement of the body functions correctly.
