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poepoe

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

1. nvs., Round, rounded, circular; compact, compressed; full, as the moon; sphere, globe; to gather together in a circle.

  • Examples:
    • E ʻaiana i nā kāwele i poepoe, iron the towels so they will be compact.
    • Nele i ka mea poepoe, lacking round things [i.e., dollars].
  • Related:
    • Uea poepoe, smooth wire [contrasting with barbed].
    • hoʻopoepoe Caus/sim.; Reduplication of hoʻopoe.
  • References:
    • Oihk. 19.27.

2. n., A euphemism for penis in the phrase ʻoki poepoe, subincision, circumcision.

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poʻepoʻe

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

Reduplication poʻe #2.

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poepoe

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Sphere, globe.

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PO-E-PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. Hoo. To round; to make round. Oihk. 19:27.

3. To throw away from one, as a child is thrown away from the arms.

PO-E-PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Round; round and smooth; globular; circular; he mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

Poepoe (pō'-ĕ-pō'-e), adj.

/ pō'-ĕ-pō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Round; round and smooth; globular; circular: He mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

Poepoe (pō'-e-pō'-e), v.

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

1. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. To be round.

Poepoe (po'e-po'e):

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

circular. Land section, Kapalama, Oahu.

Poepoe

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, Ka-lihi Kai, Honolulu, named for Joseph M. Poepoe, editor of the Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, in the 1890s. He was a lawyer and member of the Legislature. (TM.)

poepoe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Globe, sphere.

poepoe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Variety of sweet potato with round roots and stems. (NP 126.)

poepoe

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

round, globular, circular.

poepoe

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Round, rounded, circular (PE).

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