Ngeri (i), n. 1. Rhythmic chant with actions. (Used frequently in the titles in M.) He ngeri mo te kai kore (M. 102). He ngeri karanga manuhiri (M. 39). Ngeri to, song for launching a canoe. Koia tenei ta ratou ngeri to, “To te waka he waka,” etc.
2. A rough kind of cloak.
Williams Dictionary