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hōpūpū

1. (verb) to be blistered.

Kua hōpūpū te rekereke o taku waewae mauī. Nā aku hū hou i pēnei ai. / The heel of my left foot is blistered. It's because of my new shoes.

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2. (modifier) lumpy, blistered.

'Wairoa hōpūpū, hōnengenenge.' E kōrero ana te whakataukī nei mō te hūkeri o te awa o Wairoa, ōna ia kōmiro, me te rite o ngā tāngata o konei ki tō rātou awa (Te Ara 2015). / 'Wairoa, full of lumps, unevenness and spite.' This saying refers to the turbulence of the Wairoa River, its whirling currents and how the people here are like their river.

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Synonyms: pōkurukuru, pōrukuruku, pokuru, hīngarungaru, pukupuku

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