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ōkea

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

1. n., White sand or gravel.

  • Source:
    • Contraction of one, sand, and kea, white.
  • Examples:
    • Ōkea pili mai, drift gravel, said disparagingly of persons who attach themselves to others for support; parasite. Literally, gravel clinging.
  • References:

2. vs., Hot, as stone heated to whiteness.

3. n., A bird.

  • References:
    • KL. line 432, no data.

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