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honu peʻekue

/ honu peʻe.kue / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., A variety of thick-shelled turtle. Literally, coarse turtle.

  • Examples:
    • Ka honu peʻekue wakawaka, pipiʻi ka unahi ma ke kua, hiolo ka unahi ma ke alo (turtle dance chant), turtle with rough, coarse shell, scales climb up the back, scales slide down the front.

2. vs., Crowded, thick.

  • Examples:
    • Honu peʻekue ka paʻa pono o ke kai i ua ulu waʻa nei, this canoe fleet covers the sea like the coarse shell of a turtle.

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