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kaʻalalo

/ kaʻa.lalo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi., To sail to leeward.

  • Figuratively, full of lies, underhanded, deceitful.
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kaalalo

/ KAA-LA-LO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To talk crookedly by way of flattery; to flatter; to crouch in order to gain some point; to act meanly to secure some object.

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kaalalo

/ ka'a-lā'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Kaa, to move, and lalo, down.]

1. v., To direct a vessel's course off the wind. Kaalalo ae nei makou ia Oahu: We sailed on the lee side of Oahu.

2. v., To talk inconsistently by way of flattery; to flatter; to act manly to secure some object.

3. v., To contradict one's self in talking or in telling a story.

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To sail to leeward.

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