1. (noun) gossip, scandal, rumour.
E hika mā, whakarongo mai ki te tara ka iriwharetia, tē ai he makeretanga ki raro (W 1971:80). / Friends, listen to the gossip that is told in the house and not allowed to subside.
Synonyms: kōrero takuahi, waha kau, wawara, kōhimuhimu, kohimu, kōhumuhumu, tūtara, paki, pakitara, māteatea, tarawau, heitara, pakiwaitara
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