~ 1 [ əʊ ]
■ n~n ( plural ~ens 'əʊənz or ~s ) S. African informal a man.
Origin
Afrik., prob. from Du. ~we 'old man'.
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~ 2 [ 'əʊu: ]
■ n~n a fruit-eating Hawaiian honeycreeper (bird) with a st~t bill and green and yellow plumage. [ Psittirostra psittacea .]
Origin
C19: the name in Hawaiian.