KAWA-KAWA

Meaning of KAWA-KAWA in English

[ 'kα:wəˌkα:wə ]

■ noun a New Zealand shrub of the pepper family with aromatic leaves, cultivated as an ornamental. [ Macropiper excelsum .]

Origin

C19: from Maori.

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KAWA-KAWA — n. a New Zealand shrub, Macropiper excelsum, with aromatic leaves. [Maori]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KAWA-KAWA — n. a New Zealand shrub, Macropiper excelsum, with aromatic leaves. Etymology: Maori
Oxford English vocab
KAWA — noun see wa III
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KAWA — kəˈwä noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : wa
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KAWA — сущ.язык гэлау, к(л)ау (относится к кадайской группе языков, распространен в Китае, носителей 50 тыс. чел)
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KAWA — сущ. язык гэлау, к(л)ау ( относится к кадайской группе языков, распространен в Китае, носителей 50 тыс. чел )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KAWA — сущ. язык гэлау, к(л)ау (относится к кадайской группе языков, распространен в Китае, носителей 50 тыс. чел)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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WA — I. ˈwä Scot & dialect England variant of woe II. Scot & dialect England variant of way III. noun ( …
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CAWAHIB — ˈkäwəˌhēb noun ( plural cawahib or cawahibs ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Cawahib, perhaps from kab, káwa wasp 1. a. …
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ENGAWA — /eng gah"wah/ , n. a floor extension at one side of a Japanese-style house, usually facing a yard or garden …
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WA — also called Lawa, Va, Hkawa, Kawa, or Kala, hill-dwelling peoples of eastern Myanmar (Burma), where they are generally called Lawa, …
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