tāpuapua
1. (verb) lying in pools.
Matariki tāpuapua (TP 6/1909:11). / The Pleiades season when water lis in pools. (A saying referring to the wet winter season coinciding with the reappearance of Matariki.)
Synonyms: hōpua, pūroto, pūrotoroto
1. (verb) lying in pools.
Matariki tāpuapua (TP 6/1909:11). / The Pleiades season when water lis in pools. (A saying referring to the wet winter season coinciding with the reappearance of Matariki.)
Synonyms: hōpua, pūroto, pūrotoroto
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