"pilau" meaning in English

See pilau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|pilau||putrid}} Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pilau (not comparable)
  1. (Hawaii, slang) filthy Tags: Hawaii, not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Hygiene
    Sense id: en-pilau-en-adj-oSoL1UB9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 88 12 Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: pilaus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pilau (countable and uncountable, plural pilaus)
  1. Alternative spelling of pilaf Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: pilaf
    Sense id: en-pilau-en-noun-Tudf2eZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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