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1. As a human. Momona.

• Related:
  • Soft and fat, pele, ʻolo, polupolu, nenelu, ʻuheke, ʻaʻalina, hīwaʻawaʻa.
  • Shaking with fat, ʻōlūlū, hōlule.
  • Rare: mona, hakakai, mumuhu, lehēlehē, molulo, nuka, nanae, uhanui, ukaukai, hoko, mūʻouʻou, pawa, kāpele, pūhalalū, kūhākakai, hūhā, kūʻiʻo.
  • Overhanging fat belly, ʻōpū nui, ʻōpū kēkewe.
  • Fat person, “fatty,” nuʻupē.
• References:
  • See plump.

2. Animal fat, food. Momona (uncooked); kelekele (cooked); kuhikuhi.

• Related:
  • Also: kōnāhua, niuniu, kōhi, kuhinia, liko, kōlikoliko, lololo, halalē, kāhā, kaikea, ʻokukuli.

kikino, ʻAilakele.

• Examples:
  • Meaʻai ʻailakele iki, meaʻai liʻiliʻi o ka ʻailakele. Low-fat food.
  • Meaʻai ʻailakele nui, meaʻai nui o ka ʻailakele. High-fat food.
• Related:
  • ʻAilakele laupaʻahapa. Polyunsaturated fat.
  • ʻAilakele paʻahapa. Unsaturated fat.
  • ʻAilakele paʻapū. Saturated fat.

momona, puipui.

h. he momona, ke kelekele, ka puipui.

ha. momona, puipui.

kě’lěkě’lě; (plump), mōmo’nă: to be fat, mōmo’nă.

adj. Momona; puipui.

n. Kelekele; aila holoholona.