ʻapeʻape

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Reduplication of ʻape “giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza” (compare with Tongan kape).

Noun

ʻapeʻape

  1. Any Gunnera species.
    Synonym: hāhā

Etymology 2

Related to Maori kapetā “to flutter” and kapetau ~ kapekapetau “to move to and fro; to open and close [of the mouth]; to yap or chatter”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ʻapeʻape

  1. flapping motion like those of a fish's gills underwater
    1. a fish's breathing
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