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kauwewe

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

Variant of kauwawe.

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KAU-WE-WE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A covering, or what is put on top of an imu or even in baking food.

2. A ruffle for the neck, not for the bosom, that is pihapiha.

Kauwewe (kă'u-wē'-we), n.

/ kă'u-wē'-we / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A cover, or what is put on top of an imu, oven, in baking food.

2. A ruffle for the neck. See pihapiha.

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