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alelo

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n., Tongue, language.

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    • Cf. pelu.
    • PPN ʻalelo.

2. Meat of the sea egg or sea urchin (wana), so called because of resemblance to a tongue.

3. Concave curve of the lower portion of the lei palaoa, whale-tooth pendant, suggestive of a tongue.

4. Point at the tip of a paddle.

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alelo

Māmaka Kaiao Haw to Eng,

kikino Tongue. Dic. Kūʻau alelo. Back of the tongue. Lau alelo. Blade. Mole alelo. Root. Waena alelo. Central portion. Wēlau alelo. Tip.

A-LE-LO

Andrews Haw to Eng,

s. The tongue; he alelo wana ka ono, he ono ke alelo wana, he okulikuli.

alelo

/ A-LE-LO / Andrews Haw to Eng,

s., The tongue, of man or animals. Puk. 11:7; 2 Sam. 23:2. See elelo.

Alelo (ā-lĕ'-lŏ), n.

/ ā-lĕ'-lŏ / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. The tongue of man or animals.

2. The meat of a species of sea-egg, or sea urchin, called wana: He ono ke alelo wana, he kuhinia, he okulikuli; the meat of the wana is tasty, it is rich, it is sweet.

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