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nimoimoi

Bingham

nimóimoi

n. a very small young coconut (first stage).

Sabatier

nimoimoi

n. a coconut just beginning to take form (about size of an egg).
n. nimoimoi ni bai: bone jutting out at wrist (end of ulna).
ex. nimoimoi ni wae: ankle bone (end of fibula).

Topics: Coconut, The body