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palaoa

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈlao̯.a/, [pəˈlɐo̯.wə]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English flour.

Noun

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palaoa

  1. flour
  2. wheat
    Synonym: huapalaoa
  3. (extensively) any dry-cultivated cereal grain
    palaoa ʻeleʻele: rye
    palaoa huluhulu: barley
  4. bread

Etymology 2

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Noun

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palaoa

  1. sperm whale
  2. ivory