"kolea" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəʊˈlɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈleɪə/ [General-American] Forms: koleas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə, -eɪə Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian kōlea. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|haw:kōlea|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hawaiian", "term" : "kōlea", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "haw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "kolea", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="kolea"> Borrowed from Hawaiian kōlea. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kolea (plural koleas)
  1. (Hawaii) A Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva). Tags: Hawaii
    Sense id: en-kolea-en-noun-b710cthH Categories (other): Hawaiian English
  2. Any of various Hawaiian species of flowering plants in the genus Myrsine.
    Sense id: en-kolea-en-noun-ZBvJYvSb Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Plovers and lapwings, Primrose family plants Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 68 Disambiguation of Plovers and lapwings: 43 57 Disambiguation of Primrose family plants: 19 81

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/kəʊˈlɛə/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/koʊˈleɪə/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-eɪə"
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  ],
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