2. (noun) lake, pool.
Ka whakamāramahia atu e Te Huruhuru te mapi o ngā roto, me te ara, me Ōkahu, kia puta atu ai ki ērā kōroto, arā ki Wanaka, ki Hāwea, ki Wakatipu (TTR 1990:200). / The map of the lakes was described by Te Huruhuru, including the route over the Lindis Pass to those lakes, namely Lakes Wanaka, Hāwea and Wakatipu.
Synonyms: roto, whakamoana, hāroto, hārotoroto, puna, papawai, pūroto, pūrotoroto
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