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hue puruwai

1. (noun) shaker - medium-sized gourd with seeds used as a musical instrument by shaking.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 162-163;)

Ki te waiho noatia nga kākano ki roto tonu o te hue nui, ka waiho kia maroke, ka taea te āta huri i te hue kia puta ko tētahi puoro rite tonu ki tētahi wairere. Ko tēnei taonga puoro he hue puruwai (TWK 41:7). / If the seeds are left inside a large gourd and it's left to dry the gourd can be used to produce a sound like a waterfall. This musical instrument is a hue puruwai.

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Synonyms: hue rarā

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