1. (modifier) prickly, rough.
Ko ngā turu o aua taonga he mea uhi ki te kākahu pūtiotio, he mea whiri (TWK 17:6). / The chairs of that furniture were covered in rough woven cloth.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, matara, taratara, tiotio, tuatete, mākinakina, korotiotio, tuahuru, māngonge, torehapehape, tuarangaranga, tūpā, tuaranga, mātoretore, pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua
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