pao - break; sing; a type of song; strike, pound
Pāo, n. A fish.
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Pao (i), v.t. 1. Strike, as with a hammer; pound. Iti te matakahi, paoa atu ano, na potapota noa (P.). Ka whati te tai, ka pao te torea (P.).
2. Crack, break. Hei pao i to uru te toki (T. 32).
3. Hence, intransitively, hatch of eggs. Ka pao nga hua pipipi.
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.
paopao. 1. v.t. Strip off the bark by beating.
2. Chip, break by repeated strokes. Ka noho aua tangata, ka tahuri ki te paopao kanohi mo raua. (They shaped pieces of shell to fit their eyes.)
3. a. Full of depressions, as the soil.
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Pao (ii), v.i. Stare vacantly, have a far-off look. Pao te kanohi nga kohu ka pae roto Te Papuni (S.). He pao te pukana a te wahine.
paopao, v.t. Refuse, reject anything offered, make little of. Me paopao oti ? He mokopuna ranei na Rahiri (P.). Ka mahi a Kaitangata i etahi kai ma raua; ka paopaotia e Whaitiri.
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Pao (iii). 1. v.t. Sing. E pao haere ana te iwi.
2. n. A derisive song and dance. Paoa mai te pao.
paopao, n. 1. Gossip, idle talk.
2. Scirpus lacustris, a kind of rush. Ko te maro kuta ka mahia ki te paopao, he mea takiri, ka paieretia, ka mahia hai maro mo nga wahine. = kutakuta.
papao, n. Scirpus lacustris.
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