ʻapeʻape

== Hawaiian == === Etymology 1 === Reduplication of ʻape “giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza” (compare with Tongan kape). ==== Noun ==== ʻapeʻape Any Gunnera species. Synonym: hāhā === Etymology 2 === Related to Māori kapetā “to flutter” and kapetau ~ kapekapetau “to move to and fro; to open and close [of the mouth]; to yap or chatter”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== ʻapeʻape flapping motion like those of a fish's gills underwater a fish's breathing === Further reading === ʻapeʻape in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.