1. (verb) (-a) to be putrid, septic.
Kua ero te ika i te roa e whitia ana e te rā (PK 2008:59). / The fish has gone putrid from the length of time it has been exposed to the sun.
Synonyms: haunga, piro, kōhangohango
2. (noun) discharge from a sore or boil, pus.
Ka papī mai te ero i te whēwhē, ka auē te tamaiti. / When the pus oozed out of the boil, the child cried out.
Synonyms: pirau
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