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alao

/ A-LA-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Name of a class of heiaus.

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A-LA-O

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The eating of the oopu oi other fish raw, and even before dead; ka alao mai no i na wahi oopu, a me na wahi opae.

Alao (ā-lă-ō'), n.

/ ā-lă-ō' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A second-class heiau; a special heiau or temple, which differs from others in that it has no lele or altar for sacrifice.

2. The taking of whole raw fish into the mouth in eating: Ka alao mai no i na wahi oopu, a me na wahi opae.

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