kōihi
1. (noun) porch, open front of a house, covered entrance (of a house), portico.
Ka puta ngā kaumātua onamata ki te kōihi o te whare puni, ka pāinaina atu ki te rā (W 1971:128). / The elders of olden times came out to the porch of the sleeping house and basked in the sun.
Synonyms: tupehau, mahau, whakamahau, haurangi, roro, kopa pākai, hōpua
