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
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