tūtutupō
1. (noun) redness, red glow.
Ka tata mai ki uta, kite rawa mai ki te pōhutukawa o te tahatika e ura atu ana, ehara, tau ana te tūtutupō ki te wai (NM 1928:63). / When they were near the shore they saw the pōhutukawa flowers of the coast glowing red, and behold, there was a red glow on the water.
Synonyms: pākurakura, papakura, pūwhero, mumura
2. (noun) will-o'-the-wisp, Ignis fatuus - a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
