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ʻalaʻala
1. n., Ink sac in octopus or squid; after salting, drying, and broiling on the fire, it is mixed with ʻinamona or chili peppers and eaten; mixed with ʻauhuhu juice it is used as bait.
- Figuratively, useless.
- Examples:
- Ahu ka ʻalaʻala! Just a pile of squid ink sac [no use]!
- He aha ka ʻalaʻala o kēnā mea āu i hoʻihoʻi mai nei? What’s the good of that octopus ink sac you’ve brought home?
- He aha kāna ʻalaʻala? What’s he good for?
- He aha kō ʻalaʻala (For. 5:569)? What's your reason?
2. nvs., Scar of a scrofulous sore; to be so scarred; perhaps tuberculosis adenitis.
- Examples:
- Mai ʻalaʻala paha auaneʻi i ka ua kawaʻahia, perhaps his neck will be scarred in the rain of Kawaʻahia [in trouble].
- References:
- Kam. 64:115.
- PNP kakala; cf. Rennellese kakaga.
3. n., Aerial tubers of bitter yam, hoi (Dioscorea bulbifera).
ʻalaʻalā
/ ʻala.ʻalā /n., Small ʻalā stones.
-alaala
/ -alaala /hoʻālaala Reduplication of hoʻāla; to keep awake; to awaken or reawaken; to incite to action.
- Examples:
- He mea hoʻālaala ke kope, coffee is something that keeps [one] awake.
- References:
- Cf. ʻoālaala.
- PPN araara.
alaala
/ A-LA-A-LA /s., Ala, round, &c. A scrofulous sore; an ulcer, particularly on the neck; the ringworm; poha ka alaala me kukae uli.
alaala
/ A-LA-A-LA /s., A soft substance in the squid used for bait in fishing; he alaalahee.
2. Soft, flabby flesh; soft and tough, as some kinds of food.
3. The name of potatoes that grow on the leaf of the potato.
alaala
/ A-LA-A-LA /adj., Scrofulous.
alaala
/ ă'-lă-ă'-lă /adj., Scrofulous.
alaala
/ ă'-lă-ă'-lă /1. n., A soft substance in the squid used for bait in fishing: He alaala hee.
2. n., The spawn of the squid.
3. n., Scrofula; a scrofulous sore; an ulcer, particularly on the neck.
ʻalaʻala
Soft substance (the liver) in squid used for bait in fishing. See wekaweka.
ʻalaʻala
See ʻāʻīʻalaʻala.
A-la-a-la
s. a scrofulous sore, ulcer, particularly on the neck, the ringworm
A-la-a-la
s. the name of kalo patch formed by bending down the rushes and covering them with dirt, and irrigating it. Hence, argillaceous earth.
ʻalāʻalā
Small ʻalā stones (PE).
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