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piro - stinking, putrid

Piro. 1. a. Putrid, stinking.

2. Extinguished, as a fire or light.

3. Defeated, beaten in a game. Akuanei ka piro koe i a au.

4. Out, in games. Mehemea ka tomo ia ki roto i te wi, ka piro.

5. n. Foul smell. Ata te piro (T. 48).

6. Scent; not necessarily foul. Kua rongo i te piro o Tawhaki raua ko Kariki (T. 47).

7. Intestines. Ma roto puku, ma roto piro.

8. Offensive matter from a sore. Ka puta mai te piro o te kanohi.

9. Victory in a game. Ko te tangata nana te niti i rere rawa atu ki tawhiti, i a ia te piro.

10. v.i. Be apprehended by smell. Na ka hongi ki te tonga, kahore i piro mai ki tona ihu (T. 18).

whakapiro, v.t. Consider offensive or stinking. Muri iho ka whakapiroa e Tawhaki te kotiro (T. 48).

pipiro, n. Coprosma foetidissima, a shrub.

piropiro. 1. a. Still, as water. Aio piropiro, dead calm. Te mohio ki nga tohu o te rangi kei tohutohu i a ratou ki te aio piropiro, me te tupuhi.

2. n. Petroica macrocephala, yellow-breasted tit. = ngirungiru.

pirau.

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