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kākū

/ kā.kū / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n., The barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda 🌐), as long as 60 cm.

2. n., Gourd calabash, as used for fishing.

  • References:
    • HP 208.

3. n., Weft strands of mat, so called because the strands are worked (kā) to run up (kū) from the worker.

4. Short for kākūʻai.

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kaku

/ KA-KU / Andrews Haw to Eng,

s., The name of a long fish. See kupala.

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kaku

/ kā'-kū' / Parker Haw to Eng,

n., The name of a long fish, a species of barracuda. (Sphyraena snodgrassi). A large voracious species of wide range. Syn: Kupala.

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