mo'ai kavakava

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From mo'ai (“mo'ai statue”) +‎ kavakava (“emaciated”).

Noun

mo'ai kavakava

  1. wooden statuette of an emaciated man (traditionally considered an ancestor)
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