"walaʻau" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|walaʻau||to talk}} Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} walaʻau (not comparable)
  1. (Hawaii, slang) garrulous Tags: Hawaii, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-walaʻau-en-adj-~WAkPiB9 Categories (other): Hawaiian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16

Verb

Etymology: From Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|walaʻau||to talk}} Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} walaʻau
  1. (Hawaii, slang) to chatter, talk incessantly Tags: Hawaii, slang
    Sense id: en-walaʻau-en-verb-ohZWLIwO Categories (other): Hawaiian English
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