"mele pāleoleo" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: Compound of mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”); pāleoleo itself from pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”) or reduplication of pāleo “to converse, to chat, to talk” (compare with Maori reoreo “conversation”) Etymology templates: {{compound|haw|mele|pāleoleo|t1=song|t2=rap}} mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”), {{compound|haw|pā|leoleo|t1=to hit, to blow, rebuke|t2=to speak vociferously, to converse}} pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”), {{noncog|mi|reoreo}} Maori reoreo Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} mele pāleoleo
  1. rap, hip-hop, form of popular music performed with rhythmical singing (rapping) of lyrics Related terms: leoleo, pāleo, pāleoleo
    Sense id: en-mele_pāleoleo-haw-noun-W79e-Jer Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
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        "t2": "rap"
      },
      "expansion": "mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pā",
        "3": "leoleo",
        "t1": "to hit, to blow, rebuke",
        "t2": "to speak vociferously, to converse"
      },
      "expansion": "pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "reoreo"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori reoreo",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”); pāleoleo itself from pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”) or reduplication of pāleo “to converse, to chat, to talk” (compare with Maori reoreo “conversation”)",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mele pāleoleo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "rapping",
          "rapping"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "leoleo"
        },
        {
          "word": "pāleo"
        },
        {
          "word": "pāleoleo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mele pāleoleo"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "mele",
        "3": "pāleoleo",
        "t1": "song",
        "t2": "rap"
      },
      "expansion": "mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pā",
        "3": "leoleo",
        "t1": "to hit, to blow, rebuke",
        "t2": "to speak vociferously, to converse"
      },
      "expansion": "pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "reoreo"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori reoreo",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of mele (“song”) + pāleoleo (“rap”); pāleoleo itself from pā (“to hit, to blow, rebuke”) + leoleo (“to speak vociferously, to converse”) or reduplication of pāleo “to converse, to chat, to talk” (compare with Maori reoreo “conversation”)",
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  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "leoleo"
    },
    {
      "word": "pāleo"
    },
    {
      "word": "pāleoleo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian compound terms",
        "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hawaiian lemmas",
        "Hawaiian multiword terms",
        "Hawaiian nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rap, hip-hop, form of popular music performed with rhythmical singing (rapping) of lyrics"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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          "rapping"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mele pāleoleo"
}

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