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hūroaroa

1. (modifier) tall, long.

I tipu ake tēnei tangata hei tangata hūroaroa, neke atu i te ono putu tōna roa (TTR 1990:315). / This person grew up to be a tall man of over six feet.

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Synonyms: kaweka, tautini, taumano, tāroaroa, whāroa, kāwekaweka, kōroaroa, hotu, roa, tāroa, hītawe, wheau, whēnakonako, hauroa

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