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kōʻeleʻele

/ kō.ʻele.ʻele / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Small, edible red seaweeds (Gymogongrus spp.), with rather thick, flattened stems and branches.

2. Reduplication of koʻele.

  • Examples:
    • Kōʻeleʻele ka haka ipu (For. 6:490), the calabash shelf is rattling.
    • Pohā kōʻeleʻele o ʻIkuwā, the month of ʻIkuwā breaks forth in storm.
    • Hākā kōʻeleʻele uʻi ʻo Loʻeau (For. 6:383), the stalwart youth Loʻeau fights in a stormy valiant way.

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kōʻele.ʻele

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as māikoiko, a sugar cane.

KO-E-LE-E-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To make a sound frequently by striking; to sound often; kanikani.

2. To be dry, as a place without rain and under the heat of the sun; koeleele aku o Ikua.

KO-E-LE-E-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Contentious; quarrelsome, as a man and his wife; strong for fighting; much disposed to fight.

Koeleele (kŏ'-ē'-lĕ-ē'-le), adj.

/ kŏ'-ē'-lĕ-ē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Contentious; quarrelsome.

2. Boisterous; turbulent; making a noise.

Koeleele (kŏ'-ē'-lĕ-ē'-le), v.

/ kŏ'-ē'-lĕ-ē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To make a sound frequently by striking; to sound often. See kanikani.

2. To be dry, as a place without rain and under the heat of the sun: koeleele aku o Ikua.

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kōʻeleʻele

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

1. Small, edible seaweed (Gymnogongrus spp.) with fronds and thick, flattened stems and branches. Also called ʻāwikiwiki. 2. Seaweed with brownish-red fronds, horny and irregularly branched (Ahnfeltia concina). Called ʻaki aki on Maui and Hawaiʻi, kōʻeleʻele on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi.

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