Pepe (i), 1. v.i. Flutter.
2. Frolic, frisk.
3. Stumble, hesitate, slip, in reciting genealogies, karakia, etc. = pepa.
4. n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, banded or land rail. = moho-pereru, katatai, motarua, oho, patatai.
5. A grub found in rotten wood.
6. Moth.
7. In the expression pepe takimanawa, a long form of words which children endeavoured to repeat without taking breath.
pepa.
pēpepe, n. 1. Moth, butterfly.
2. Basket.
3. Vincentia anceps, a plant.
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Pepe (ii). 1. v.t. Attract birds by imitating their cry.
2. Use a leaf for the above purpose. Ka mau ki te raurekau, ka pepea.
3. n. Leaf used for the above purpose. Ma Matete e whakatangi te pepe.
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Pepe (iii). 1. a. Close together. Akuanei kia pepe te haere.
2. n. In the term pepe tamure, fry of snapper (Pagrosomus auratus).
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