roro
1. (noun) brain, marrow, spongy matter.
Nō reira tētahi o ngā tāngata nei, te mea e haere ana i runga paihikara, e tuohu ana, e kaha ana te panapana o tōna manawa, me te kaha o tana haere ka kaha atu hoki te rere o ngā toto ki roto i te roro o tōna māhuna (TP 2/1905:3). / One of the men from that place was riding a bicycle, bent over with his heart pounding and because he was cycling so energetically the flow of blood in the brain of his head was also pumping hard.
2. (noun) front end of a meeting house, verandah, porch, lobby.
Nō te hāwhe pāhi i te tahi o ngā hāora ka kawangia te whare, i tū katoa te iwi ki te roro o te whare (TPH 5/1/1903:5). / At half past one the house opening ceremony was performed and the people all stood in the verandah of the house.
Synonyms: tupehau, mahau, kōihi, whakamahau, haurangi, kopa pākai, hōpua
