kōriri
1. (modifier) immature, green (of fruit).
Ā ka taka iho ngā whetū o te rangi, ānō he piki e whakangahoro nei i ōna hua kōriri, ina rurea ia i te hau nui (PT Whakakitenga 6:13). / And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
2. (noun) immature fruit, green fruit.
Kaua e kainga ngā kōriri nā, waiho kia maoa, kia reka (PK 2008:323). / Don't eat those immature fruit, leave them until they're ripe and sweet.
3. (noun) mildew.
Kua patua koutou e ahau ki te ngingio, ki te kōriri: nui noa ā koutou kāri, ā koutou māra wāina, ā koutou piki, ā koutou ōriwa, pau ake i te whangawhanga (PT Amoho 4:9). / I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them.
Synonyms: hōpurupuru, kāhekaheka
