pōareare
1. (intransitive verb) to be open in several places, full of holes, porous, perforated.
Kātahi ka titiro atu te kaiwhakahaere ki a Huriana e tū mai ana. Ko te hauhau o te āhua i roto i tana tarau waho me tana pōtae pōareare katoa (TWK 56:27). / Then the manager looked at Huriana standing there. She looked scruffy in her overalls and her hat with all the holes in it.
Synonyms: ngangengange, watawata, koropungapunga
