Maruaroa
1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year, midwinter - approximately equivalent to July.
Nā, hei te Ngahuru pōtiki, hei te Matahi, hei te Maruaroa hoki, ka whanatu ai au (TWK 34:24). / Now, in the late autumn, in the eleventh month of the Māori year, or midwinter is when I will arrive.
See also Hōngongoi
Synonyms: whaturua, Hongonui, Hōngongoi, Rua o Takurua, Te
