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korio

1. (noun) swift river current, rapid.

Ki a Mohi Tūrei, ko te 'korio' he tāheke e topa ai te waka (HKW 1/4/1902:11). / According to Mohi Tūrei, a 'korio' is a rapid where the canoe plunges forward.

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2. (noun) juice of the hāpuku fish.

Wai o te korio: He wai nō te ika hāpuku; he ingoa hoki nō tētahi puna kei Waikare e tīkina ai ki reira he wai mō ngā rangatira (M 2005:136). / Wai o te Korio: The juice from the hāpuku fish, it is also the name of a spring at Waikare, where drinking water for chiefs was obtained (M 2005:137).

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