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lei palaoa

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n., Ivory pendant, originally probably whale’s tooth, rarely of stone or wood, later also of walrus tusk; necklace of beads of whale’s teeth; today, any pendant shaped like the old whale-tooth pendant, such as of beef bone.

  • Literally, ivory lei.

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