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1. n., Sperm whale; ivory, especially whale tusks as used for the highly prized lei palaoa; whale-tooth pendant.

• Examples:
  • Makau palaoa, fishhook made of whale ivory.
• References:
  • PCP pala(a)oa.

2. n., Flour, bread, wheat (Biblical).

• Source:
  • English.
• References:
  • Cf. lāwalu.

kikino, Bread.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Hunahuna palaoa. Bread crumbs.

s., A species of large fish; a whale.

2. An ornament made of a whale's tooth worn pendulous from the neck; e malama i ka niho palaoa, take care of the ornament (we have no name for it in English); hence,

3. Ivory.

4. The sea-elephant.

adj., Of or belonging to ivory. 1 Nal. 10:18.

s., The Hawaiian common orthography and pronunciation for the English word flour; hence,

1. Bread; flour, &c.

2. The grain of which flour is made. See huapalaoa. Palaoa huluhulu, barley; palaoa eleele, rye; palaoa hu ole, unleavened bread. Puk. 9:31, 32. Palaoa wali, fine flour. Oihk. 7:12. Palaoa kawili, dough. Neh. 15:20. NOTE.—The word should be written falaoa or felaoa.

adj., Of or belonging to ivory.

1. n., Also spelled palaowa. A walrus.

2. n., An ornament made of a whale's tooth worn pendulous from the neck: e malama i ka niho palaoa, take care of the ornament.

3. n., Ivory.

[English.]

1. n., Bread; flour, hence.

2. n., The grain of which flour is made.