ʻawa

See also: awa, Awa, áwa, āwa, ‘awa, awa-, -awa, and -awą

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).

Noun

ʻawa

  1. kava (Piper methysticum)
  2. kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant
  3. sourness, bitterness.
  • ʻawaʻawa

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 33-4
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