hoʻo.mahua
vt. To mock. See mahua.
vt. To mock. See mahua.
vt. To increase. See māhua.
v. To watch; to lie in wait; to act as a spy secretly; to mock; to deride.
2. To hide one's self; to conceal from view; to dodge behind something.
v. To increase; to grow in size; to swell out; more often used in the double form, as
1. To watch; to lie in wait; to act as a spy secretly.
2. To cause fear or apprehension of evil to spread from unknown origins.
[Contraction of hoomahuahua, to increase; to grow in size; to swell out.
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