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kūpaoa
/ kū.paoa /1. n., Strong permeating fragrance, as of jasmine.
- Examples:
- ʻO ke kūpaoa e hoʻopē ana i ka ʻuhane, sweet perfume that softens the spirit.
2. n., Night cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum) and other strong-smelling plants; by some authorities Peperomia spp., Railliardia spp., and a plant used to scent tapa (see pele #3).
- Also: ʻala anumoe, onaona Iāpana.
3. n., Stone from which octopus fishing sinkers were made.
Malo 19.
Kūpaoa
Beach, point, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach and point at Kaiaka Bay Beach Park. Site of Pōhaku Lānaʻi, a famous pedestal rock. Also known as Kalaeokūpaoa. Lit., strong fragrance, or stone sinker of an octopus lure.
kūpaoa
An odoriferous shrub (Railliardia), which produces a fra- grance of jasmine used for scenting kapa. Fig., what gives char- acter to life. O ke kūpaoa ia e hoʻopē ai i na ʻuhane, that is the plant which gives scent to souls (i.e., their peculiar character). The root is used to scent kapa. (NEAL 845.)
kūpaoa
Night cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum) and other strong-smelling plants, such as Peperomia spp., a scentless plant, and Railliardia spp., a genus of plants with a slight resinous odor. Also a plant used to scent kapa. (NEAL 751.)
kūpaoa
Porous stone from which octopus sinkers were made. (PE.)
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