karengo
1. (verb) to be smooth, shining, slippery, sleeky, silky.
Ko tōna kiri, karengo kau ana (TP 4/1909:11). / Her skin was absolutely smooth.
Synonyms: kanapu, pīrata, whakawhiti, whiti, whitinga
2. (noun) southern laver, Porphyra columbina - a greenish-purple edible seaweed with a tough, silky texture. Found on upper intertidal rocks on moderately sheltered coasts. Called parengo in eastern dialects.
Hei ngā ngahuru me ngā takurua ka katohia te karengo (Te Ara 2015). / Karengo seaweed is harvested in the autumn and winter.
