2. (noun) lie, falsehood, untruth.
Kāti tō kōrero parau, e hoa! He kēā katoa ēnā kōrero āu ki tō kaiako. / Stop telling porkies, my friend! What you told your teacher are all lies.
Synonyms: papahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa, tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, horihori, hori, pūkei, rūpahu, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa
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