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pūʻawaʻawa

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

Reduplication of pūʻawa #1.

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PU-A-WA-A-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The root of the a wa plant; a small awa plant; he wahi puaa, he moa lawa, me ka puawa. Laieik. 49.

2. Abstract, bitterness; a bitter medicine.

3. The hala, the leaves of which were made into mats; so called when the leaves are young and most fit for mats.

Puawaawa (pū'-ă'-wă-ă'-wā), n.

/ pū'-ă'-wă-ă'-wā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Pandanus leaves prepared for wearing, as a cloak.

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