1. (stative) be reddish, pink, blush.
Ko o waho anake o ngā tōtiti kua maoa; o roto, e hika! Kāore rawa i pai, he pūwherowhero te mīti o roto. / Only the outside of the sausages were cooked; inside, heavens! They weren't good, the meat inside was pink.
Synonyms: pūwhero, kuratea, mākurakura, māwhero, pūwhero-mā, mawera, kehu, kaho, whewhero, wherowhero
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