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pūkohu

1. (verb) (-a) to be foggy.

Tangaroa-kiokio: He tino pai tēnei mō te hī ika, kua pūkohu a uta (TTT 1/4/1922:14). / The 25th night of the lunar month: This is very good for fishing when it's foggy ashore.

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2. (noun) fog, mist.

E tau ana te pūkohu ki ngā whārua o tētahi poraka pāina ki Rotorua (Te Ara 2015). / Mist settles in the valleys of a pine forest block near Rotorua.

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Synonyms: rehu, pūnehunehu, au, tākohu, haumāringiringi, tuarehu, kōnenehu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, kākahi, haumaringi, pūnenehu, tūkōrehu, tārehu, waikohu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kohu


3. (noun) moss.

Ko te tae o ngā hune, e rite ana ki te pūkohu, ā, he kōrangorango te āhua (HM 4/1998). / The colour of the down feathers is similar to moss and is mottled.

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Synonyms: kohukohu, kōpuru, whareatua, pūkahukahu, pūkohukohu, rimu

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