popo
1. (verb) (-tia) to be rotten, decayed, worm-eaten, decomposed.
E tae koutou ki uta, kei mau ki Tai-ki-Tū, ka puhia, he angina. E mau ki Tai-ki-Noho, mā te huhu, he popo, he hanehane (TWMNT 3/8/1875:178). / When you arrive on land do not be caught by Tai-ki-Tū (war) lest you be blown away; but follow Tai-ki-Noho (peaceful pursuits) so that you will die of natural causes.
Synonyms: pūmaoa, kurupōpopo, tipoko, kurupopo, piro, popopopo, pōpopo, pirau
2. (noun) anything rotten, something decayed.
Ko te ngohi i panga ki te tirohanga kanohi, ko te nuinga he popo rākau nei (NM 1928:118). / The fish was placed where it could be seen, but rest of it was rotten wood.
3. (noun) rottenness, decay.
Takoto ana ki te whenua, anana, mā te huhu, mā te popo, mā te hanehane (NM 1928:2). / They were lying on the ground, and lo and behold, for the huhu grub, for decay and to rot.
Synonyms: hanehane
