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tupere

1. (verb) to pout, put out the lips - in disappointment.

Kua tupere ngā ngutu o Terika, kua waiwai ngā whatu (TWK 57:16). / Terika pouted his lips and tears appeared in his eyes.

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Synonyms: , , tāperu, whakamito, weru


2. (noun) lower lip, pouting.

I a ia ka nanawe, ka kanapa ngā karu ka piko whakararo te tupere o tana ngutu o raro (TTR 1990:296). / When he was excited his eyes would gleam and his lower lip would curl downwards.

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3. (noun) Lindsay's Daisy, Celmisia lindsayi - an endemic plant found on coastal rocks, usually south-facing and shaded rock stacks, tors and cliff faces in the South Island from the mouth of the Clutha River to Waikaia. It is low-growing, forming patches up to 2 m. in diameter; stems very stout, branched.

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