1. (adjective) be short, stumpy.
He pōtehe a ia, ā, he whānui (Ng 1993:460). / He was stumpy and thickset (Ng 1993:460).
Synonyms: kurutētete, kanepoto, takupū, hangahanga, popoto, pore, poto, pōtehetehe
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