roro
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roóro
n. the spathe of a coconut tree when open, the open spathe which once contained the minute coconuts.
roró
a. black, dark-colored, blue.
róro
n. a generation.
roóro
vi. to be at anchor, to anchor.
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Roro
n. a land in the west.
roro
n. generation.
ex.
- te roro, ngkoangkoa: ancient generation.
- roron Na Bawe: the generation of Na Bawe, of yore, primitive man.
fig. an old, small, wizened-up man.
n. i-tama-roro: close together, steps and stairs.
ex. Terorona, uaroro: one..., two generations.
roro1
n. black, dark colour.
a. black.
a. taka-roro: very black, altogether black.
ex. wanga-roro: blackish.
roro2
n. a dish made of tuae and coconut milk.
roro3
v. to navigate a passage (boat, canoe);
ex.
- roro-rake: pass from ocean to lagoon.
- roro-rio: to pass out through passage in reef to the ocean.
- roro-nako: to go out through passage.
vc. karoroa: to make pass, to pilot through.
ex. karoronakoa: idem.
roro5
n. withered dry spathe, used for firewood.
Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut, Food and cooking, Sea, canoes and navigation, House and village, Colours