raupō - reed, bulrush
Raupo, n. Typha angustifolia, bulrush. He aha ra he kai ma te tuna o te raupo? (M. 79).
whakaraupo, n. A detail in carving; called also rauponga.
Williams Dictionary
Kāhore tēnei kete i rarangatia ki te raupō.This basket was not woven out of bulrushes.
I mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, i hanga te Māori i te whare raupō.Before the arrival of the Pākehā, the Māori built raupō whare (houses of raupō).
