1. (noun) red ochre.
Ko tākou te ingoa o tētahi atu momo hōrū (Te Ara 2013). / Tākou was the name of another type of red ochre.
Synonyms: karamea, kōkōwai, tākou, pōrakaraka, hōrua
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