mohoao
1. (verb) to be untamed, unaccustomed, timid, reclusive, wild, barbaric, uncivilsed, savage.
Hei ētahi wā ka tukua ēnei hōiho kia mohoao, ko tētahi tāriana me tana māpu uwha (Te Ara 2016). / Sometimes these horses can go wild, a stallion with its herd of mares.
Synonyms: mohowao
2. (modifier) untamed, unaccustomed, timid, reclusive, wild, barbaric, uncivilsed, savage.
He tamaiti ātaahua a Arapata, he mōhio ki te mau patu, he kaiaka ki te patu kurī mohoao (TW 6/7/1878:337). / Albert was a handsome boy who knew how to wield weapons and kill wild animals.
3. (noun) barbarian, hermit, recluse, savage.
Ki te Kariki, ko ētahi atu iwi he mohoao (TTT 1/12/1931:67). / To the Greeks, other ethnic groups were barbarians.
Synonyms: moke
