1. (noun) double canoe, ocean-going canoe.
He hūhunu a Te Arawa, koia te waka nui rawa o ngā waka i ū mai ki Aotearoa nei (White 2 1889:165). / Te Arawa was a double canoe, it was the largest of the canoes that landed in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: pora
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