karewe
Bingham
kárewe
n. the fresh sap from the coconut bud.
a. sweet like karewe or sugar.
Sabatier
karewe
n. toddy, juice of coconut spathe, palm wine.
ex.
- te tari juice.
- te moan tari: first juice.
- te karuoruo: fresh juice.
- te kaokioki: partly fermented juice.
- te katete: juice slightly boiledte taribo: juice boiled longer.
- te kamanging: fermented juice (intoxicating).
- ka-koea ana karewe: to take someone down a peg or two, to put them in their place.
karewe1
a. karewerewe, nikarewerewe: sweet, very sweet.
Topics: Coconut