pupū - to bubble up, arise from
Pupū. ‖ pū (iii).
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pūpū. 1. v.t. Make into bundles.
2. n. Bundle. Katahi te tangata ra ka hoatu i te pupu aruhe (J. ii, 45). Tu pupu, tu ngaro; tu hao, tu ea (P.).
3. General name for volute univalve molluscs of the winkle type, particularly Lunella smaragda and Zediloma aethiops. Ka rokohina atu te pupu e piri ana ki te pohatu (Tr. vii, 43). Pūpū-atamarama, Lunella smaragda.
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pupū, v.i. 1. Bubble up, boil. Kahore ano i pupu noa te wai.
2. Break forth, spring up. Nana te puia i waha mai, ka pupu ana ko Whakaari (White Island) (M. 413).
3. Rise, as fog. Te pupu me te hoata (M. 430).
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