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rukuruku

1. (verb) (-hia) to dive frequently.


2. (noun) diving.

Māwharu: He rangi pai, he rawe tonu mō te rukuruku kōura (HP 1991:30). / Thirteenth night of the lunar month: A good day and quite good for diving for crayfish.

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3. (noun) small basket.

Ko ngā kai i whakatupuria he mea hari mai anō nā rātou i Hawaiki, arā, he kūmara, he taro, me te hue. Ko ngā kūmara he mea hari mai nā Whakaotirangi i roto i tana kete, koirā i takea mai ai te kōrero nei nā, 'te kete rukuruku a Whakaotirangi' (NIT 1995:53). / The foods that were planted they brought from Hawaiki, namely kūmara, taro and gourds. The kūmara were brought by Whakaotirangi in her basket, hence this saying, 'the small food-basket of Whakaotirangi'.

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