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kao.kao

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. Syphilis. Cf. hākaokao.

kaʻokaʻo

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

1. vs., High, lofty, prominent. Figuratively, conceited.

  • Examples:
    • Kaʻokaʻo hoʻi kēlā hale e kau maila i ka puʻu, how prominent is that house placed there on the hill.
  • Related:
    • Also: kakaʻo.

2. n., Rain cloud on the point of precipitation; first raindrops.

  • References:
    • AP

3. vs., Hard, arid, especially of red earth.

  • Rare

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KAO-KAO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be prominent; to project.

2. To be red.

3. To be hard to the touch.

KAO-KAO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The first dropping of a shower; the fore part of a cloud; kekao-kao ae, e ua iuka o Kaumana.

2. Hardness; redness; prominence.

3. The venereal disease.

Kaokao (kā'o-kā'o), n.

/ kā'o-kā'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A form of venereal disease.

Kaokao (ka'o-ka'o), n.

/ ka'o-ka'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A rain cloud on the point of precipitation.

2. First drops of a shower.

Kaokao (ka'o-ka'o), v.

/ ka'o-ka'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To be prominent; to project above the skin.

2. To be red and hard.

kaokao

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Syphilis.

kaokao

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

syphilis.

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