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pākoro

1. (noun) storing place (for potatoes, etc.), small fenced enclosure, pigsty.

Ka riro taua whare hei kītini mahinga kai, muri iho ka noho hei pākoro parareka, paukena hoki (TP 10/1905:10). / That building was used as a kitchen to prepare food, and later it became a storehouse for potatoes and pumpkins.

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Synonyms: pākorokoro, pahiko poaka

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