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poholua

/ poho.lua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., To billow out, as sails.

  • Examples:
    • Poholua nā peʻa i ka makani (song), the sails billow out in the wind.

2. n., Cavity of anus or vagina.

  • Literally, pit hollow.

3. vi., To lie to, as a ship.

  • Rare

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poholua

/ PO-HO-LU-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To set the sails of a vessel to the wind so as neither to go forward or backward; to lie to.

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poholua

kikino ｜ noun / PO-HO-LU-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Poho and lua, pit. The deep cavity of the anus.

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poholua

kikino ｜ noun / pō'-hŏ-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., [Poho, a hollow, and lua, pit.] The deep cavity of the anus.

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poholua

/ pō'-hŏ-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To set the sails of a vessel to the wind so as to go neither forward or backward; to lie to.

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Poholua

iʻoa ｜ proper noun / Poho-lua / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Rainfall station near Mauna Huʻi, Kaunakakai qd., Molokaʻi.

  • Literally, pit hollow.

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poholua

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To set the sails to the wind, so as to go neither forward nor backward; to lie to, as a ship.

poholua

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Cavity of anus or vagina.

poholua

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to lie to, as a ship

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