Ikaroa, Te
1. (location) The Milky Way - a band of light crossing the sky, made up of vast numbers of faint stars.
Ko Rauru-rangi te kete pupuri i te rā, ko Te Kauhanga te kete pupuri i te marama, ko Te Ikaroa te kete pupuri i ngā whetū (Te Ara 2015). / The basket holding the sun was named Rauru-rangi, the basket containing the moon was Te Kauhanga, and the basket holding the stars was Te Ikaroa (the Milky Way).
See also Mangōroa, Te
Synonyms: Ika-whenua-o-te-rangi, Te, Ika-o-te-rangi, Te, Tāhū-o-te-rangi, Te, Roiata, Mangōroa, Te, Paeroa-o-Whānui