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hōpurupuru

1. (verb) to be mouldy, mildewed, musty.

Kua hōpurupuru katoa ngā rau o taku kamokamo (PK 2008:131). / The leaves of my squash plant are all mildewed.

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2. (modifier) mouldy, mildewed, musty.

Ki te pakaru ō hamuti i te hiakai, ka kainga e koe te parāoa hōpurupuru (PK 2008:131). / If you are really hungry, you will eat mouldy bread.

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Synonyms: kāhekaheka, hōpuru, kōpuru, kōpurupuru, puruhekaheka, hekaheka, heka


3. (noun) mould, mildew, must.

Ka whiua koe e Ihowa ki te kohi, ki te kirikā, ki te mumura, ki te toronga nui, ki te hoari, ki te tauraki, te hōpurupuru (PT Tiuteronomi 28:22). / You will be punished by Jehovah with consumption, with a fever, with inflamation, with extreme burning, with the sword, with drought and mildew.

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Synonyms: me, rawa, mātua, pūhekaheka, pōhekaheka, hekaheka, kāhekaheka, kōriri

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