puka
/poo-kuh/US // ˈpu kə //UK // (ˈpuːkɑː) //
蒲卡,蒲卡岛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.
Examples
From the word puka, abrupt phenomenon, and the verb saugi, outflowing.
When the kumu reached the door on his return, he made himself known by reciting a mele wehe puka, the conventional password.
Here, in the dense puka and mangrove scrub, there was hope of safety.
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