huahuatau
metaphor
Mātauranga
Education
He Tautuhinga
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Definitions
- He momo kōrero e whakahāngaitia ai tētahi kupu, tētahi kīanga rānei ki tētahi mea, ki tētahi mahi rānei kāore e more ana te whakahāngaitanga.
- A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
He Tauira
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Example
Ko te korokoro tūī tētahi o ngā huahuatau o te ao Māori mō te tangata e rōreka ana tōna reo waiata.
A korokoro tūī is a metaphor in the Māori world for a beautiful singer.