1. (noun) prized volcanic stone - used metaphorically as a tribute to important people.
Ngā kōhatu turua kei te take o Pūtauaki; he turua, he kōhatu tohu rangatira (W 1971:460). / The prized volcanic stone at the foot of Pūtauaki (Mt Edgecumbe); it's beautiful, stone that is a symbol of chiefs.
Synonyms: kōwhatu turua
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