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kakale

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

Reduplication of kale.

  • Related:
    • ʻAi kakale, poi cocktail, thin poi.
    • hʻokakale Caus/sim.; To make soft or watery; soft, flexible, saggy, soft, limp; to dilute.

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KA-KA-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To be thin; to be watery; to be nearly liquid, as thin poi; to be mixed with water.

2. To be movable; to be flexible; to be shaky. See KALE.

KA-KA-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj. Thin; greatly diluted with water, as thin poi; he ai kakale.

Kakale (kă'-kă'-le), adj.

/ kă'-kă'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker,

Thin; greatly diluted with water, as thin poi: he ai kakale.

Kakale (kă'-kă'-le); v.

/ kă'-kă'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To be thin; to be watery; to be nearly liquid, as thin poi.

2. To have the quality of a fluid, as thin poi or molasses. (Hookakale is the transitive form.)

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