ʻawa
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "awa"
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).
Noun[edit]
ʻawa
- kava (Piper methysticum)
- kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
- sourness, bitterness
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 33-4