2. (noun) pit, hollow, depression in the earth, bowl - e.g. for placing eels caught with a bob or for planting taro.
Kātahi ka whakarake tēnā me tēnā i tōna wāhi noho, me te keri mai i tētahi momo pārua mōna i te oneone (HM 4/1998:5). / Then each one clears his spot to live, and digs a type of bowl for himself in the ground.
Synonyms: kororua, mārua, rua, kōruarua, kōrua, poka, pōpokorua, pokopokorua, pokorua, hāpoki, pokere, waro
