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hāpuʻupuʻu

/ hā.puʻu.puʻu / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Young hāpuʻu ferns that have not yet developed trunks.

2. n., Young stage of hāpuʻu fish.

3. Same as ʻāpuʻupuʻu; rough, bumpy, pimpled; impediment, as of speech; to speak with an impediment; obscured, as by mist.

4. n., A mound, as for playing marbles.

5. Same as hāʻupuʻupu, sweet potato sprouts.

6. Same as hāpuʻu, taro: the plant is said to be distinguished by its leaf stems: yellow-green above, and dark brownish on lower half. The corms yield good light-colored poi, the leaves good greens.

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HA-PUU-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be undecided as to what one has said; to be not plain as to the meaning of something said; ua hapuupuu kana olelo, aole akaka; ke hapuupuu nei ka manao, mahope paha akaka.

HA-PUU-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. See HAPUU, many. To be numerous; hapuupuu ke lelo o Hilo i ka ua.

HA-PUU-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of fish. See HAPUU.

Hapuupuu (hā'-pu'u-pu'u), adj.

/ hā'-pu'u-pu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Obscure; not easily perceived.

Hapuupuu (hā'-pu'u-pu'u), n.

/ hā'-pu'u-pu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of grouper. (Epinephelus quernus.) A rather scarce fish; color, nearly uniform, dark purplish brown. Resembles the Oopuokuhekuhe. Known also as hapuu and oopuhapuu.

Hapuupuu (hā'-pu'u-pu'u), v.

/ hā'-pu'u-pu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To be choked or suffocated in the attempt to swallow hard food: He paakiki ka ai, e hapuupuu ana au; the food is hard, I shall be choked.

2. To be hesitating or indefinite in speech: Ua hapuupuu kana olelo, aole akaka; his words are indefinite; it is not clear.

3. To be obscured: Ua hapuupuu Hilo i ka ua Kanilehua; Hilo is obscured by the Kanilehua rain.

hāpuʻupuʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Sweet potato sprouts.

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