tāraro
1. (verb) (-tia) to adorn, ornament, decorate.
He momo whare anō i tārarotia ngā papa o waho ki te kōwhaiwhai (TTR 1990:389). / It was a type of building with the boards decorated with rafter patterns.
Synonyms: nakonako, whakanikoniko, whakapaipai, whakaniko, whakarei, pōria, whakanakonako, whakapīwari
2. (modifier) adorned, ornamented, decorated.
Tāraro: He tātai, he whakaatamai ki te huruhuru manu, ki te whakairo rānei; he mea hei ārai i te mākutu (M 2004:40). / Tāraro: Means to adorn with feathers or carving to ward off the influence of witchcraft.
Synonyms: whakairoiro, whakanikoniko, whakaniko, tānikoniko
3. (noun) canoe adorned with plumes and carving.
Kua maunu ki te moana te waka hou a Pāora Tūhaere, he tāraro (KO 15/9/1884:14). / Pāora Tūhaere's new canoe, a canoe adorned with plumes and carving, has been launched into the sea.
