pūwhero
1. (verb) to be reddish, pink, blush.
I a Pakaue i hoki mai ai ka kitea atu he kapua e pūwhero ana mai i runga o Tirohanga - Kāwhia (NIT 1995:263). / When Pakaue was returning a cloud showing a reddish colour was seen above Tirohanga-Kāwhia.
Synonyms: kuratea, mākurakura, māwhero, pūwhero-mā, pūwherowhero, mawera, kehu, kaho, whewhero, wherowhero
2. (adjective) be reddish, pink, blush, bloodshot.
Ko ana whatu he pūwhero, he tōtoto (TTR 1990:359). / His eyes were bloodshot and fierce
3. (modifier) reddish, pink, blush.
E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero (TTR 1990:276). / It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.
4. (noun) reddishness, pink, red, redness, blush.
I a ia e takoto ana, ka titiro whakarunga ia ki ngā pītiti e tautau mai ana i runga, te ātaahua ki te titiro atu, te ngohe, te pūwhero o te huarākau (TWK 43:30). / While he was lying there he looked up at the peaches hanging above and how beautiful they were to look at, the softness and the blush of the fruit.
Synonyms: hīwera, kākaramea, kura, pākurakura, ura, whero, nganangana, ngangana, tōwhero, waipū, tūtutupō, mumura
5. (modifier) high-ranking, high-born, aristocratic.
I reira ka wewehe a ia. Ko te tau o tana ate ko te wāhine pūwhero rā, ko Materoa Ngārimu (TTR 1996:12). / There he fell in love. The object of his desires was that high-born woman, Materoa Ngārimu.
