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putaputa ririki

1. (noun) pore (of the skin).

Mā tēnei e kitea te tika o te horoi tonu i te kiri kia tuwhera tonu ai ngā putaputa ririki kia puta ai mā reira ngā mea kino katoa e whakangoikore ana i te tinana (TWMNT 23/4/1873:45). / This will reveal how continual washing of the skin will open the pores so that all the detrimental things that weaken the body can emerge.

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Synonyms: kōputaputa, putaputa kiri

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