1. (noun) cloak with black twisted strings here and there like a korowai.
Ka tīkina atu tōna kahu horihori. He kārure ngā hukahuka o te horihori. Ka hoatu te ahi ki te kākahu, ka tahutahuna kia pūareare. (TTR 1990:237). / He took his cloak, a horihori with twisted black strings, and burned holes in it.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
