pātūtū
1. (noun) shelter, screen, protection, hedge.
Tērā tētahi pātūtū teitei i te taha o tō mātau whare (TWK 38:11). / There was a high hedge beside our house.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, taumarumaru, tiaki, tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, whakangungu, pare, puapua, tiakanga, whakamaru, tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, whakaruru, rī, tauārai, mata, pā, ārai, rīanga, takitaki, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, ārei, ruruhau, pāruru, whakamauru, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, maru, piringa, tāwharau, tīhokahoka, whakamaurutanga
2. (noun) palisade.
Koia nei te wā tika ki te tope rākau hai hanga whare, pātūtū, waka hoki (WT 2013:48). / This was an appropriate time to cut down trees to build houses, palisades and canoes.
Synonyms: tīwatawata
