taro - presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)
Taro (i), n. 1. Colocasia antiquorum; a plant cultivated for food. Ko tana mahi he tatau i ana taro (T. 49). “Kei ranga noa te taro a Kea” is a proverb for attempting impossibilities, “te taro a Kea” being a large stone at Taiporutu, near Table Cape. Taro hoia, a large variety of taro. Taro puia nui, a figurative expression for a family with many scions.
2. Bread. (mod.)
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Taro (ii), ad. Denoting the lapse of a short interval of time. Presently, by and by. A, ka taro, ka haere a Ihuwareware ki te korero atu ki a Tinirau (T. 31). Ka titiro ake, ka taro, katahi ano ka ki ake (T. 101). Taro ake, in a little while; taro kau iho, in a very short time; kihai i taro, it was not long before. Taro kau iho ka ngiha te ahi marohi (T. 188). Kihai i taro ka puta mai a Kaiwhare (T. 162).
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Taro (iii).—
tarotaro, v.t. Cut one's hair. Kua oti koe te tarotaro.
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Tārū (ii), tārūrū, a. Painful, acute. Taruru taku mamae (My pain is agonising). Kua taru toku tuara.
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