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pīoeoe

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

vs., Long and sharp, as a pin; long and thin, spindly.

  • Examples:
    • He wahine pīoeoe, wīwī, lōʻihi, a thin woman, bony, tall.

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pī.ʻoe.ʻoe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as pīʻoe. Pipili mau ʻia e ka pīʻoeʻoe, always clung to by barnacles [one constantly pursued by those of the opposite sex].

PI-O-E-O-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of muscle or small shell-fish. See NAHAWELE.

Pioeoe (pī'-ō'-e-ō'-e), n.

/ pī'-ō'-e-ō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of of mussel or small shell-fish (Mytilus crebristriatus). Also called nahawele.

pīʻoeʻoe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bivalve (family Isognomonidae). (EAK 520.) General term for barnacles. Also called mahawele, nahawele.

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