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pākorokoro

1. (verb) (-a) to encircle, hem in.


2. (noun) small fenced enclosure, cage.

He pākorokoro tēnei hei pupuri i ā tāua pēke kia kore e riro i te wai (TWK 42:17). / This is an enclosure to hold our bags so that they aren't carried away by the water.

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3. (noun) pigsty.

Haere ai taku matua ki te whāngai i ā mātau poaka i roto i te pākorokoro ia rā, ia rā. / My father went to feed our pigs in the pigsty every day.

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Synonyms: pākoro, pahiko poaka


4. (noun) hut, shack - a rude form of hut.

Ko tō rātau whakaruru he pākorokoro noa iho nei (TTR 1994:202). / Their shelter was just a slab hut.

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Synonyms: kuha, kāuta

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