puoro
1. (verb) to sing.
Kua whaikōrero a Tame, he korokoro tūī, engari kia puoro, e tama, kua reo poraka tonu atu! (PK 2008:714). / When Tom gives a speech he is like the throat of a tūī, but when he sings, heavens, he has the voice of a frog!
Synonyms: toiere, kitā, tau, maire, tangi, pao, umere, whakakitā, korokī, korihi, waiata
2. (noun) song, music, musical instrument.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 162-171; Te Māhuri Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 23;)
Noho rite ana te momo puoro o te waiata nei ki te pūoru o Hawai‘i, ā, ko ngā taputapu whakatangitangi ko te kitā, ko te ukurere me tētahi kitā pona maitai atu hoki (TTR 2000:96). / The music style of this song was music of Hawai‘i, and instruments included the guitar, ukulele and lap-steel guitar.
Synonyms: pūoru, taonga whakatangitangi, taonga puoro, whakatangi
