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vs., Smooth, thin, as poi; fine, mashed, soft, powdery, supple, limber, as a dancer's body.

• hoʻowali Caus/sim.; To make soft, smooth, as soil, to mix, as poi or dough; to digest.
  • ʻAila hoʻowali pena, paint thinner.
  • ʻUala hoʻowali ʻia, mashed sweet potatoes.
  • Nā lio kaʻinapu hoʻowali lua (chant), graceful, doubly supple horses.
  • Nā mea hoʻowali a loko, digestive organs.
  • ʻŪlei hoʻowali ʻuala, digging stick of ʻūlei wood that softens [the earth for] sweet potatoes [sexual reference].
• References:
  • Cf. nāwāliwali, niu #1, ʻōnāwali, ʻōnāwaliwali.
  • PCP wali.

｜ No base definition, only supplemental content.

• Waha wali. Smooth talk, smooth talker; to talk smooth; glib.

v. To grind to powder; to mince fine; to mix. Puk. 30:36.

2. To grind. FIG. To oppress; to over-bear, as a chief his people. Isa. 3:15.

3. Hoo. To make soft or pliable; to reduce to powder. Puk. 32:20.

4. To break up ground finely.

adj. Fine; soft; minced finely; fine, like soft paste; fine, as flour. Kin. 18:6.

Fine; soft; minced finely; fine, like soft paste; fine, as flour.

1. To be thoroughly mixed; to be reduced to powder.

2. To be made friable, said of soil prepared for cultivation.

soft, fine as paste or flour.

v. to grind to powder, to mince fine, to mix.