1. (noun) bay, indentation of the coast, cove, bight.
E haere ana ahau i runga i te hukapapa e whakawhiti ana i tētahi kokoru o te moana i runga i tētahi kōneke e tōia ana e ngā kurī (TP 8/1908:7). / I was travelling on the ice crossing a bay on a sledge being pulled by dogs.
Synonyms: kopanga, korutanga, kowhanenga, koko, kokorutanga, whanga, koro, tāwhangawhanga, awhenga
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