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aloalo
/ alo.alo /1. n., All kinds of hibiscus, including the native white hibiscus (Hibiscus arnottianus 🌐); often called pua aloalo, pualoalo.
2. n., Squilla (Pseudosquilla ciliata 🌐, Lysiosquilla maculata 🌐), highly desired as food. Also Squilla sp.
3. Loved and served by many persons, as a chief or favorite child; esteemed.
- Examples:
- Haku o Hawaiʻi he inoa, hānau aloalo aʻu a Keʻelikōlani (chant for Prince of Hawaiʻi), his title is Prince of Hawaiʻi, child of Keʻelikōlani, mine, born with many to serve and love [him].
- References:
- Cf. alo.
4. n., Tapa made from māmaki mixed with wauke.
- References:
- Kam. 76:115.
- Perhaps PNP aloalo .
ʻaloʻalo
/ ʻalo.ʻalo /1. Reduplication of ʻalo #1; to dodge rapidly or continuously; to look about slyly; evasive.
- References:
- PPN kalokalo.
2. Reduplication of ʻalo #2; one who follows, escorts, accompanies.
- Examples:
- He ʻaloʻalo ua au no ke Koʻolau (chant), I am one who follows rainfall in the Koʻolau [mountains].
3. vs., Lumpy, as poi,
4. n., A kind of small inshore fish (no data).
A-LO-A-LO
v. Double form, of alo. To turn this way and that; to look one way and another, as if in fear, or about to do mischief. Puk. 2:12. Aloalo na maka o ka aihue.
A-LO-A-LO
v. See ALO. TO dodge; to flee from, as a shower, i. e., to run from one tree to another; aloalo ua, aloalo makani, kipakipa, pukauhale, to dodge the rain, &c.
A-LO-A-LO
v. To go after, as a servant; to bring things; to wait on; he ai puupuu, he poi puupuu.
Aloalo (ă'-lŏ-ă'-lŏ), v.
/ ă'-lŏ-ă'-lŏ /[Freq. of alo, to dodge.]
1. To dodge rapidly or continuously.
2. To look about slyly with a quick cast of the eyes, as if in fear, or about to do mischief: Aloalo na maka o ka aihue.
Aloalo (ă'lo-ă'lo):
/ ă'lo-ă'lo /to dodge. Land section, Kona, Oahu.
aloalo
Red or Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), now a cosmopolitan hedge bush. When crushed, its red flowers turn black yielding dark, purplish dyes. The leaves are also used for dyes. (NEAL 556.) Introduced.
ʻaloʻalo
To dodge or run, as from a shower; to turn this way or that; to dodge quickly.
aloalo
Hibiscus, a favorite flower of Hawaiʻi and commonly grown in most gardens. More than 5,000 varieties have been produced using native and introduced species. Some are edible, some produce fiber. The aloalo is the state flower of Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 556.)
aloalo
Squilla or mantis shrimp (Pseudosquilla ciliata), highly desired as food. It is found in shallow water under stones or in holes in dead coral blocks. It looks like a four-footed animal of the sea.
aloalo
Squilla or mantis shrimp (Pseudosquilla ciliata), highly desired as food. It is found in shallow water under stones or in holes in dead coral blocks. It looks like a four-footed animal of the sea.
aloalo
hibiscus.
A-lo-a-lo
v. to burn this way and that, to look one way and another, as if in fear or as if about to do mischief
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