1. (loan) (noun) rugby football.
Whakanōhia mai anō hoki a ia hei kanohi Māori mō te kaunihera o te Kotahitanga Whakahaere o ngā Mahi Whutupaoro Rakapī o Niu Tīreni (TTR 2000:46). / He was also appointed as the Māori representative on the New Zealand Rugby Football Union Council.
Synonyms: whutupōro, whanapāoro, whanapaoro, whutupaoro, hutupōro, whanapōro
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