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weuweu

/ weu.weu / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

nvs., Herbage, grass, greenery; bushy or fuzzy, as a beard; fluffy.

  • Examples:
    • Hele ana i ka ʻohi weuweu, going to gather herbs [often said when going fishing, which it was bad luck to mention].
    • Nalo i loko o ka weuweu, lost in the herbage [sometimes said of a love affair].
  • Related:
    • hoʻoweuweu Caus/sim.; fluff.
  • References:

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weuweu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano Herbaceous, of plants, having no woody tissue. Dic., new mng.

WE-U-WE-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. A general name for herbage; grass; green grass. Kanl. 11:15.

2. Name of a fish to be caught only in the night; hence,

3. FIG. Success in night iniquity.

Weuweu (wē'-ŭ-wē'-u), n.

/ wē'-ŭ-wē'-u / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. A general name for herbage; grass; green grass.

2. Fig. Success in secret; licentious practices in the open or out of doors.

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