1. (verb) to be burnt, scarlet.
I te kaha wera o te rorerore, ka hīwera ngā kai (PK 2008:118). / Because the barbecue was too hot the food was burnt.
Synonyms: pūwhero, kākaramea, kura, pākurakura, ura, whero, nganangana, ngangana, tōwhero, waipū
2. (verb) to be brown or red (as if burnt).
Rārā, kei te wāhi e hīwera mai rā (W 1971:54). / Over there, the place showing out red.
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