2. (noun) headland, promontory.
Ka tae ki te rae i Tapeka, i Kororāreka, ka kitea iho e Tara, he rangatira nō Ngāti Hine (M 2004:358). / When he reached the headland at Tapeka, at Kororareka, he was seen by Tara, a chief of Ngāti Hine.
Synonyms: mātārae, kūmū, koutu, tūmū, raenga, koraenga, kūraenga, ponaihu, koi, matamata, kūmore, kūrae, more
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