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kaukea

Bingham

káukea

vt. to completely scrape out a coconut, to do thoroughly, to complete.

Sabatier

kaukea

vt. to grate a coconut until shell appears (uke), to finish, to exhaust, to consume until nothing is left.

kaukea1

from. uke and ukeuke.
vt. to search for remains, crumbs, as a hen with her chickens, to send in search of, to glean.
nv. kaukeuke: to forage for food, to look for food.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Coconut, Food and cooking