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tararau

1. (verb) to make a loud noise, make a din.

Whakarongo, e tama, ki te waha e tararau mai rā (TW 24/10/1874:28). / Listen, son, to the voice making a din.

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Synonyms: pehu


2. (noun) din, row, racket, commotion, uproar.

Whakarongo atu ki te tararau e puta mai ana i te wharekai. / Listen to the din coming from the dining hall.

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Synonyms: rārangi, hoe, ripa, tūtira, kapa, tatauranga, whakanehenehe, manioro, matioke, tātākī, whakatioro

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