tauaro
1. (verb) to be opposite, facing towards one another, straight, direct.
Ko ngā kupu whakaahua i a Rongo-marae-roa e tauaro kē ana ki ērā e whakaahua ana i te āhua o Tū-mata-uenga (Rewi 2005:81). / The description of Rongo-marae-roa is the exact opposite to those that describe the characteristics of Tū-mata-uenga.
2. (modifier) opposite.
Ko te 'mātōtoru' te kupu tauaro o te 'angiangi'. / The antonym of 'angiangi' (thin) is 'mātōtoru' (thick).
