pūroto
1. (verb) to be lying in pools, sluggish, slow moving (of water).
Kāhore e kaha te rere o te awa; pūroto noa iho ana (W 1971:314). / The stream is not flowing strongly; it's just sluggish.
Synonyms: hōpua, tāpuapua, pūrotoroto
2. (noun) lagoon, tarn, pond, pool.
I kite ia i ngā kōiwi e kounu ake ana i te pūroto o Te Whanga (TTR 1990:153). / He saw the bones protruding from Te Whanga Lagoon.
Synonyms: hāpua, pūrotoroto, hāroto, hārotoroto, kōroto, whakamoana, puna, papawai
