1. (modifier) short.
He tangata āhua kanepoto a Hirini Taiwhanga (W 1971:93). / Hirini Taiwhanga was quite a short person.
Synonyms: kurutētete, takupū, hangahanga, popoto, pore, poto, pōtehe, pōtehetehe
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