paoa - smoke (from a fire)
Paoa (i), paowa, pawa, n. 1. Smoke. Kei runga kei te whare e iri ana tou taina, e ngaua ana e te pawa ahi (T. 64). E paru ana ahau i te pawa (T. 65). Ka ruaki te wahine ra, ka mate hoki i te paoa (J. iii, 99).
2. Gall.
3. fig. Bitterness. Ka pouri a Wiremu Kingi, ka tupu te paoa ki tona ngakau.
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Paoa (ii). ‖ pao (i), (iii).
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paoa, pass. 1. Be scattered. Ka paoa rikiriki nga tangata o reira (The men of that place are scattered like dust).
2. Be diffused, as scent.
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