waru
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to scrape, peel.
Ka warua katoa ngā tapeha, māmā ana tērā ki te pupuri (HP 1991:15). / When the bark was scraped off it was easy to hold.
Synonyms: hiako, hohore, hore, peha, pīhore, tahitahi, pīra, hihore, hīhorehore, waruwaru, tīhore, kowani, kaku, waku, wakuwaku, pākēkē, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, okoi, rakuraku, weku, hākuku, whawharo
