waharoa
1. (noun) entrance to a pā, gateway, main entranceway.
Ka patua e ia tētehi wahine i te huarahi e ia e oma ana ki te waharoa, te kūwaha o te pā (JPS 1943:60). / A certain woman was slain by him on the pathway as he was running to the gateway or entrance of the pā.
Synonyms: kūaha matua
2. (noun) horse mussel, Atrina pectinata zelandica - a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell. The shell is thin, covered with hollow spines.
See also hururoa
