papahu
1. (verb) to dissemble, deceive, mislead, hoodwink, cheat, lie.
Heoti papahu kau te tangata rā, ka whakamā hoki mō tana whakarerenga atu (TP 6/1909:3). / And so that man lied as he was embarrassed about having abandoned her.
Synonyms: whakatuapeka, whakanewha, tuapeka, nuka, whakaparori, whakanewhanewha, whātītipa, tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, horihori, hori, pūkei, kēā, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa, rūpahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa
2. (noun) large white grub of the tanguru chafer, Stethaspis suturalis.
See also tanguru
