Ripo. 1. n. Whirlpool, eddy, curl.
2. Deep pool. Kua tae ki te ripo, kei reira te wheke a Muturangi e noho ana (T. 109).
3. a. Eddying. Taku ti kouru nui ka whati i te hau ripo ki Opou ra (M. 215). Au ripo is used proverbially for a person who is aristocratic though ugly; probably a proper name, as Grey treats it. He kino na Te Auripo (P. 107).
4. v.i. Be diffused, as scent, etc. To kiri mirimiri ki te hinu taramea, ripo ana te kakara (S. 111). Used of the play of intense emotion. Ripo rawa te aroha (M. 259).
riporipo, a. Eddying, curling. Ka puhia mai e te hau, ka riporipoa te mura o te ahi.
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