pāʻū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pau"

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Noun

pāʻū

  1. sarong
  2. a skirt (especially a traditional women's skirt worn by horseback riders)
  3. (figurative) the sea

Derived terms

  • hoʻopāʻū (“put on a skirt”, verb)

Descendants

  • → English: pa'u

Further reading

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