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wharowharo

1. (verb) to clear the throat, cough.

Ka wharowharo, he mare motu, tata tonu ia ka rāoa (PK 2008:1160). / She was coughing, it was whooping cough, and she nearly choked.

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See also wharo


2. (verb) to scrape.

E warowaro ana ia i te rīwai (W 1971:490). / He is scraping the potato.

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Synonyms: kowani, kaku, waku, wakuwaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, raku, tuakuku, okoi, rakuraku, weku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru


3. (noun) phlegm.

He oko tā taua koroua hei tuha atu i tana wharowharo, e kore ia e tuha noa ki te whenua (PK 2008:1161). / That elderly man had a bowl for spitting his phlegm into, so he would not spit onto the ground.

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Synonyms: wharo, mare, maremare


4. (noun) coughing, cold.

Kia pai te kākahu i te tamaiti kia mahana te uma, te kakī me te puku. Ka pēnātia ka kore e pā te wharowharo me ngā mate whakangoikore (TWMNT 23/4/1873:45). / Clothe the child well to keep the chest, neck and stomach warm. When it's done that way colds and debilitating illnesses will not strike.

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