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pūrākau

1. (modifier) legendary, mythical.

Me whakauru ētahi kōrero paki pūrākau a te Pākehā hei kīnaki (TTT 1/4/1923:8). / Some mythical tales of the Pākehā should be included for pleasure.

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2. (noun) myth, ancient legend, story.

I a Hare e tamariki tonu ana, nā tōna pāpā i kōrero ki a ia ngā pūrākau mō ngā taniwha me ngā tohunga, he mea rongo e ia i ōna taipakeke i roto i te whare nui (TTR 2000:49). / When Harry was quite young his father told him stories of taniwha and tohunga he had heard from his old people in the meeting house.
Ka tuhituhia e ia he kōrero tara, he kōrero pūrākau hei mahi moni māna. / He wrote a story so he could earn some money.

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