2. (noun) rash (on the skin).
Nō tētahi wā anō, kino ana te pakaru mai o te mate kōpukupuku, whakamahia ake ana e ia ētahi whare kura me ētahi whare karakia hoki hei hōhipera (TTR 1998:41). / On another occasion he dealt with a dangerous outbreak of German measles by converting churches and schools into temporary hospitals (DNZB 1998:159).
Synonyms: kauhikahika, remurere, waihakihaki, mahaki, hakihaki, hīkaka, pokerenoa
3. (noun) buttercup, Ranunculus plebeius, Ranunculus spp.
He kōpukupuku tēnā ka meatia hai rongoā mō te kanohi toretore (W 1971:138). / That's buttercup that is used as treatment for inflammation of the eyes.
