puoʻa
n., Thicket.
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puʻoa
Pas/imp. of puʻō.
- Examples:
- Mehe kapa kea lā ka ʻale o ka moana, ka puʻoa a ke kai i nā moku manu (chant), like white tapa are the billows of the ocean, as the sea lashes against the bird islands.
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pūʻoʻa
/ pū.ʻoʻa /n., Tower, steeple, pyramid, peak; house for depositing a corpse; peaked hut, lean-to, tent.
- Examples:
- Pūʻoʻa o ka nalu, crest of the wave.
- Pūʻoʻa pele, belfry.
- Nā pūʻoʻa kiʻekie o nā hale pule, the tall steeples of the churches.
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PU-O-A
s. See PUUOA. A house built with the poles uniting at the top in the shape of a pyramid; hence,
2. In geometry, a pyramid. Ana Hon. 29.
3. A temporary residence; a small house hastily put up; ua nui na puoa ke nana aku. there were many temporary residences to appearance.
4. A small inclosure of poles.
5. A plant choked with weeds.
6. A house for depositing a corpse; he halekupapau.
7. He uloa.
Puoa (pū-o'a), n.
/ pū-o'a /[Pu, to tie, and oa, a rafter.].
1. Place where the rafters of a house are tied.
2. A house built with the poles uniting at the top in the shape of a pyramid; hence,
3. In geometry, a pyramid.
4. A temporary residence; a small house, hastily put up; a tent.
5. A small inclosure of poles.
6. A plant choked with weeds; a thicket.
7. A house for depositing a corpse.
pūʻoʻa
House with the poles meeting at the top; temporary resi- dence. See pūʻuʻoʻa.
pūʻoʻa
Dome. (CMH.) Pyramid; house built with poles uniting at the top in a pyramid; steeple.
pu‘o’a
pyramid; house with posts uniting at top.
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