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pao

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. vt. To scoop out, dub out, as a log for a canoe, or as of the action of the sea on the coast; to peck, chisel out, gouge, undermine, erode, bore. Fig., blunt, cruel, harsh in speech; to rebuke; digging, scooping, etc. (preceded by ke). Cf. paokeʻe, paokoke, paomoni. Pōhaku pao, stone chisel. Ua pao ʻia ʻo Pua e ka hoahānau, Pua was rebuked by the cousin. Pao ka lima, ʻae ka waha, the hand bores from below, the mouth says yes. (PEP paʻo.)

2. vt. To insert, stick in, as wood into a fire; to stoke, as coal into a furnace. Cf. imu pao, pao ahi.

3. n. Cave, pit, cavern. Lua pao, pit cave, as for burial.

4. n. Arch of a bridge, bridge.

pao

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

See ōpuhe pao lāʻau, kila pao, manu pao lāʻau, mū pao lau.

PA-O

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. Pa, to strike, and o, point. To peck with the bill, as a bird; pao iho la ka manu, he elepaio i ka huewai o ke kanaka a puka.

2. To dig out with a chisel; to dig, as in a rock. Isa. 22:16.

3. To dig down in the ground; to dig deeply, as in digging a deep pit.

PA-O

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. An arch of a bridge; the bridge itself; a prop; art. ke.

2. An oven or shallow pit; a place dug out.

3. An artificial cavern.

4. A concealed or hidden pit, or a pit to hide things in; he lua huna; a gutter or drain, as that of a cellar stoned in and buried under ground.

5. A species of sweet potato.

6. A species of small and singular looking fish.

Pao (pā'-o), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. A variety of sweet potato. Syn: Paoo.

2. A fish of the oopu family, found only in salt water. Syn: Paoo.

Pao (pă'-o), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. An arch of a bridge; the bridge itself; a prop. (Takes the article ke.)

2. An oven or shallow pit; a place dug out.

3. An artificial cavern.

4. A concealed or hidden pit, or a pit to hide things in; a covered gutter or drain.

Pao (pā'-o), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Pa, to strike, and o, point.]

1. To peck with the bill, as a bird: pao iho la ka manu, he elepaio i ka huewai o ke kanaka a puka.

2. To dig out with a chisel; to dig, as in a rock.

3. To dig down in the ground; to dig deeply, as in digging a deep pit.

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