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palahū

/ pala.hū / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Rotten; to spoil, rot; overripe.

2. n., Same as pelehū, turkey.

3. n., A kind of ʻōpelu, a fish.

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palahu

ʻaʻanostative verb / PA-LA-HU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Rotten; decayed; subject to decay; corruptible.

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palahu

kikinonoun / PA-LA-HU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., The sickness of fowls.

2. The name of a large fish; the opelu.

3. The epithet of a cock-turkey from the soft elastic red substance on and about his head.

4. A turkey generally. See pelehu.

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palahu

/ pă'-lă-hū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Little eruptions filled with pus.

2. n., A large fish, same as opelu, but larger.

3. n., A cock-turkey, so-called from the soft elastic red substance on and about his head.

4. n., A turkey generally. Syn: Pelehu.

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Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Its name means to swell puffed out and it is so called from the gobble of the male.

Mackerel scad (Decapterus pinnulatus). It is bluish in color on its upper third and white below. Grows to 20 inches. See ʻōpelu.

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