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tanguru

1. (verb) to be deep-toned, gruff.

Ko ētahi reo i ririki, ko ētahi i rarahi, ko ētahi i tanguru (TPH 15/12/1900:3). / Some voices were soft, others were loud and some were deep.

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2. (modifier) deep-toned, gruff, baritone.

Nō taua tau anō a Pane i whakawhiti atu ai ki Ingarangi ki te taha o te kaiwaiata reo tanguru rā, o Charles Santley, ako ai (TTR 1996:56). / In that same year Fanny travelled to England to study with the baritone Charles Santley.

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