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1. n., Short for pīkaʻo #2.

• Rare

2. n., Pitcher, vase.

• Source:
  • English.

3. n., Beet (Beta vulgaris 🌐).

• Source:
  • English.
• References:
  • Neal 331.

4. n., Picul; half.

• Source:
  • English.

5. vs., Hot, as peppery food (said in pidgin English).

kikino Pizza. Eng. Also pai pika.

s. Half of a thing. Note.—This word is probably of foreign origin, from picul. As two piculs of sandal-wood were usually weighed at once, a pika (pioul) was of course half; hence the word as now used means half.

[Mod.] Half of a thing. (This word is probably of foreign origin, from picul. As two piculs of sandal-wood were usually weighed at once, a pika (picul) was of course, half.)

pitcher.