1. (stative) cream, yellowish, reddish - anything light coloured.
Kia kaho haere ngā rōpere, ka katohia, ka tukuna ki ngā toa (PK 2008:180). / When the strawberries colour up, they are picked and dispatched to the shops.
Synonyms: pūwhero, kuratea, mawera, mākurakura, kehu, whewhero, pūwherowhero, 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.
