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pokere

1. (modifier) dark, black, in darkness.

Kua whiti te rā, kua puta ake i te kapua pokere (TWMNT 9/11/1878:112). / The sun has come out from behind the dark cloud.

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2. (modifier) entirely covered in tattooing.

Ka tāia pokeretia ērā tāngata (W 1971:290). / Those men are covered entirely with moko.

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3. (noun) hole, pit.

Kua timu te tai, kua kitea ngā kōpua, ngā pokere (TTT 1/9/1928:843). / The tide has ebbed and the deep pools, the holes, are revealed.

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Synonyms: kororua, mārua, rua, kōruarua, kōrua, pārua, poka, pōpokorua, pokopokorua, pokorua, hāpoki, waro

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