ʻaiāpuaʻa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
ʻai + -ā- + puaʻa. Literally, “to eat like a pig”
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌʔai̯.aː.puˈa.ʔa/, [ˌʔɐj.jaː.puˈwɐ.ʔə], [ˌʔɛj.jaː.puˈwɐ.ʔə] (rapid speech)
=== Verb ===
ʻaiāpuaʻa
(figuratively) to eat like a pig; to eat greedily
Synonym: ʻaiāmanō
=== References ===
ʻaiāpuaʻa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.