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puka

/poo-kuh/US // ˈpu kə //UK // (ˈpuːkɑː) //

蒲卡,蒲卡岛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.