1. (modifier) rough.
Ka mitia taku ringa e te arero mātoretore o te ngeru (PK 2008:438). / My hand was licked by the rough tongue of the cat.
Synonyms: tuahuru, māngonge, matara, taratara, torehapehape, tuarangaranga, tuatete, tūpā, mākinakina, tuaranga, pūtiotio, pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua
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.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
