1. (noun) plebeian, lower class person, lowborn person, commoner.
I ngā wā o mua, e kore te ariki e whakaaetia kia moe i te hauhauā. / In former times, an ariki would never be allowed to marry a commoner.
Synonyms: kāraroraro, kurumetometo, tautauhea, tautauwhea, mahimahi, hūnguengue
2. (modifier) cowardly.
Kātahi te tangata hauhauā ko koe! (W 1971:39). / What a cowardly person you are!
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