pepeiao

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Maori popoia (“tragus of the ear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.pei̯ˈao̯/, [pe.pejˈjɐo̯]

Noun

pepeiao

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. (anatomy) valve of the heart
  3. (botany) cotyledon
  4. (botany) stipule
  5. (cooking) fun guo (a type of Chinese dumpling resembling an ear)
  6. (textiles) scallop

Derived terms

  • pepeiao akua (“cloud ear”)
  • pepeiao ʻeha (“earache”)
  • līpepeiao (“a seaweed”)

Further reading

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