"ʻape" meaning in All languages combined

See ʻape on Wiktionary

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kape (compare with Rarotongan ʻape, Tongan kape). Maybe related to ʻāpiʻi, another name for the Alocasia species meaning “curly”. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kape}} Proto-Polynesian *kape, {{cog|rar|ʻape}} Rarotongan ʻape, {{cog|to|kape}} Tongan kape Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻape
  1. a large-leafed plant in the Araceae, related to taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza Derived forms: ʻapeʻape
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