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pau
noun 3name 2adj 1
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3ADJ.
rubbish
VERB + PAU
eat, visit
PAU + NOUN
island
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”).
adj
1
done; over; finished
I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]
When the county truck was pau hauling rubbish for the day, […]
noun
1
A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints).
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I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]
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When the county truck was pau hauling rubbish for the day, […]
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I love to eat kaya pau.
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