pakaroa
1. (verb) to be wanting food, famished, ravenous.
Ka pau te rā i te one, pakaroa ana ngā tamariki (Ng 1993:146). / When the day on the beach was over, the children were famished.
Synonyms: warawara
2. (modifier) scarce, in short supply (e.g. food).
He wā pakaroa tēnei, kua whīroki ngā kau nei (PK 2008:567). / This is time of scarcity and these cows are skinny.
