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urumaranga

1. (noun) ambush, ambuscade, surprise attack.

Ehara taua patunga i te kōhuru, engari he urumaranga i runga i ngā ritenga Māori. / That killing was not a treacherous act, but an ambush carried out according to Māori custom.

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2. (noun) flashmob.

Ko te urumaranga he huihuinga huna o tētahi rōpū ki tētahi wāhi tūmatanui, me tā rātou whakaputa ohorere i tētahi waiata, kanikani rānei, hei whakangahau i te marea o reira (RMR 2017). / A flashmob is a secret assembly of a group in a public place and their spontaneous performance of a song or dance to entertain the public (RMR 2017).

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