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āporo

1. (loan) (noun) apple.

E takatū ana mātau ki te hoko mai i ngā Māori i ngā huarākau katoa, arā, paramu, tere, pea, pītiti, āporo, kuini, wāina, me ērā atu tini huarākau (TJ 18/1/1898:9). / We are preparing to buy from Māori all kinds of fruit, that is, plums, cherries, pears, peaches, apples, quinces, grapes and the many other kinds of fruit.

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āporo makimaki

1. (loan) (noun) persimmon - a fruit tree of a number of species in the genus Diospyros that have orange coloured fruit.

Kei roto mātau i te rākau rā e noho ana e kai ana i ā mātau āporo makimaki (Milroy 2015). / We are sitting in that tree eating our persimmons.

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takakau uhi āporo

1. (loan) apple pie.

Kohia he keke, he pīkaokao, he hanawiti, he inu, he takakau uhi āporo (TWK 42:26). / Collect cake, chicken, sandwiches, drinks and apple pie.

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Āporo Nui, Te

1. (loan) (location) New York, The Big Apple.

Synonyms: Niu Ioka, Niu Iaka

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