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1. nvs., Cooked crisp, as pig; overdone, burned, parched; scab, of a sore; crust.

• Examples:
  • ʻIli pāpaʻa lā, sunburned or tanned skin.
  • ʻAʻohe nao ʻai i ka pāpaʻa, what a calamity to eat the burned food [a calamity].
• Related:
  • hoʻopāpaʻa Caus/sim.; To make crisp, brittle; to burn, scorch.
    • Hoʻopāpaʻa palaoa, to toast bread.
    • Palaoa hoʻopāpaʻa, toast.
  • Also: paʻapaʻa.
• References:
  • Cf. palaoa pāpaʻa, pāpaʻa palaoa and saying, kūmau #2.
  • PEP paka .

2. n., Slice, as of bread; uncut piece.

• References:
  • Cf. pāpaʻa hao, pāpaʻa lepo, pāpaʻa palaoa, pāpaʻa pelena.

3. n., Cluster of tiny red and yellow feathers tied together fanwise, as presented to a chief to be used for featherwork.

• Related:
  • Also: paʻaʻā #1.

4. n., A red sugar cane with light-brown fibers; it has an odor similar to burnt sugar, hence its name. Used in love sorcery.

5. n., Bark, as of trees.

6. Same as pākiʻi #2, fish.

7. (Cap.) n. Wind names.

Reduplication of paʻa #1; tight, secure, especially of a walled stronghold; to hold back.

• Examples:
  • Nā kūlanakauhale papaʻa oo Solomona (2 Oihn. 8.6), the store cities of Solomon.
  • E ʻae hoʻi ʻoe e hāʻawi mai i kahi keiki no māua, papaʻa mai nei hoʻi ʻoe, why not agree to give us two a child, you are just holding back.
• Related:
  • Hale papaʻa, storehouse.