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pororua

1. (verb) (-hia) to tamper with, interfere with, commit adultery.

Otirā i mātua tūpato tōna ngākau ki tana wahine, kei pororuatia e Tamatekapua (NM 1971:61). / But he was cautious about his wife lest she was interfered with by Tamatekapua.

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2. (noun) smooth-leaved sowthistle, Sonchus oleraceus.

Ko te pūhā pea te kai tino reka a te Māori, arā ki a Ngāti Porou he pororua, ki ētahi iwi atu he rauriki (TKO 30/6/1919:6). / Pūhā is probably the tastiest food of the Māori, that is it's called pororua in Ngāti Porou and to some other tribes it is rauriki.

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See also rauriki

3. (noun) nose flute - short, semi-closed, cross-blown flute, with a curved end, made of wood, bone or stone and played with the mouth and nose.

See also nguru

Synonyms: nguru

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