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roro - brain

Rōrō = (iii).

Williams Dictionary

Roro (i), n.

1. Brains, marrow. Hei pao to roro te toki (T. 32).

2. Spongy matter enveloping the seeds of a gourd.

Williams Dictionary

Roro (ii), n. Front end of a whare, within or without the wall. Ko ahau, hei te roro o te whare noho mai ai (T. 65). Ka wharikitia te roro o te whare ki te takapau hei nohoanga mo te manuhiri (T. 192). Kei te roro au e page 348 noho ana, a to putanga mai ki waho maku e karatiti te whatitoka me te pihanga (M. vii). J. v. 146.

Williams Dictionary

Roro (iii).——

rōroro, n.

1. Olea montana, mountainmaire.

2. Pieces of wood rubbed together to procure fire.

3. Ant.

Williams Dictionary

Roro (iv), v.t. —— Ka whai atu a Maui, ka ihi i te kauae o Murirakawhenua; ka kawea ki te wai, ka taia, ka rorokia, ka kawea ki te moana (Tr. vii, 39). ‖ rokia.

Williams Dictionary

Haere ki te roro o te whare.
Go to the front of the house.

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