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tīhokahoka

1. (noun) temporary shelter (made with branches stuck in the ground), bivouac.

Nā ka puta a Hona i roto i te pā, ā noho ana i te taha ki te rāwhiti o te pā; kei te hanga i tētahi tīhokahoka mōna ki reira (PT Hona 4:5). / So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth.

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Synonyms: ruruhau, taumaru, pātakitaki, pāruru, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, taumarumaru, whakamauru, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, maru, piringa, tāwharau, whakahau, whakamaru, whakamaurutanga


2. (modifier) temporary (of buildings).

He hangaia he whare tīhokahoka i te taha o te awa. / He built a temporary shelter by the stream.

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