1. (stative) pale red, reddish, light red, pink.
Kia maoa, ka huri kuratea te kōura (Ng 1993:382). / When cooked crayfish turns a reddish colour.
Synonyms: mākura, pūwhero, mākurakura, māwhero, pūwhero-mā, pūwherowhero, mawera, kehu, kaho, whewhero, wherowhero
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
