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tokorua

1. (stative) be two (people), pair, couple.

I whai tamariki rāua, tokorua ngā tama, tokorua ngā tamāhine. / They had children, two sons an two daughters.

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2. (noun) pair, couple, singles (tennis, etc.).

He aha i kore ai e hopukia katoatia aua whānako? He aha i mau ai ko ngā tokorua anake? (TWMNT 16/10/1878:69). / Why weren't all those thieves caught? Why were only two caught?

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Synonyms: huirua, pea, pūrua, takirua, tōpū


3. (noun) one pair (cards) - a poker hand that contains two cards of one rank, plus three cards which are not of this rank nor the same as each other. Higher-ranking pairs defeat lower-ranking pairs; if two hands have the same pair, the non-paired cards (the kickers) are compared in descending order to determine the winner.

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