Results for 'rāoa'
rāoa - choked
Rāoa, rāowa, v.i. Be choked. He paku te ika i raoa ai a Tamarereti (P.).
whakaraoa, v. Make a choking sound. Whakaraoa me he kaka e whakaraoa ana (N.M. i, 28).
Williams Dictionary
I tata rāoa taku tama i te rara.
My son nearly choked on a lolly.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kia āta kai, kei rāoa koe.
Eat slowly or you’ll choke.
I tata rāoa au.
I just about choked.
Āta kai, kei rāoa koe.
Eat carefully or slowly, so that you don't choke.
