noʻa

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈno.ʔa/, [ˈno.ʔə]

Noun

noʻa

  1. a piece of wood used in the games of noʻa and pūhenehene
  2. a guessing game in which the noʻa is hidden under bundles of tapa and players must guess where it is
  3. (figurative) secret thoughts, secret plans

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