1. (modifier) rough, uneven in surface.
Parahutihuti ana te oma a ngā tāngata i ngā whenua torehapehape. / The people ran flat out over the rough ground.
Synonyms: tuahuru, māngonge, matara, taratara, tuarangaranga, tuatete, tūpā, mākinakina, tuaranga, mātoretore, pūtiotio, pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua
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