palaoa

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flour.

Noun

palaoa

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

Etymology 2

Noun

palaoa

  1. sperm whale
  2. ivory
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