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poupou

/ pou.pou / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Short and stocky, stout, thickset.

  • Related:
    • hoʻopoupou Caus/sim.; To shorten, stoop.
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2. Same as kūpou #2, a fish.

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POU-POU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Short of stature; low; short generally; pokopoko; ua like ka poupou me ka haahaa. NOTE.—This word should not be confounded with poopoo, which means deep down.

Poupou (pō'u-pō'u), adj.

/ pō'u-pō'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Short of stature; low; short generally. (This word should not be confounded with poopoo, which means deep down.)

Poupou (po'u-po'u):

/ po'u-po'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

stubby, short. Stream, East Mauna Kea. Hawaii.

Poupou

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section, Puna district; stream, Honomū qd., Hawaiʻi. Lit., stout.

poupou

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Short and stocky of stature. See ʻaʻa.

poupou

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Short in stature, low, short generally. Different from poʻopoʻo, deep down.

poupou

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

squat; short and stout.

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