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whutupōro

1. (loan) (noun) rugby football.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-59; Te Māhuri Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 1;)

I tae mai te tono a ngā tāngata o Karioi ki ngā tāngata o Moawhango kia haere atu ki reira ki te pūrei whutupōro (TJ 2/2/1899:10). / A request arrived from the people of Karioi to the people of Moawhango to go there to play rugby.

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See also whutupaoro, putupōro, putupaoro, hutupōro

Synonyms: whanapāoro, whanapaoro, whutupaoro, hutupōro, rakapī, whanapōro

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