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pānini

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

1. n., The prickly pear (Opuntia megacantha), a Mexican branching cactus about 4.5 m high, with a cylindrical trunk, and green, succulent, flattened, oblong to ovate joints, from which protrude many spines about 2.5 cm long. Flowers are yellow or orange, large; the fruit is ovoid, about 8 cm long, yellow or purple, spiny. This cactus is a weed in Hawaiʻi; the fruits are eaten or made into liquor. Literally, fence wall.

  • Related:
    • In some localities called pāpipi.
  • References:
    • Neal 607–8.

2. n., A variety of sweet potato.

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pānini

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Prickly pear cactus; cactus, general term. Dic., ext. mng. Also pānini maoli, pāpipi. See entries below.

Pānini

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Loop, Diamond Head section, Honolulu. Lit., cactus.

pā-nini

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Prickly pear (Opuntia megacantha), native to Mexico. This species of Opuntia bears the best fruits for food. In Mexico, in season, it can be a principal human food, eaten raw, dried, or cooked into a paste or candy. The Hawaiians made a fermented drink from the fruits. (NEAL 607.)

panini

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

cactus, prickly pear.

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