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romatoa

Bingham

rómætoa

a. fixed in one place of abode.

Sabatier

romatoa

and koromatoa (koro-matoa):
a. (1) preserving, economical, money-grabber, holding fast to one's goods.
ex. e koro matoana.
a. (2) romatoa: anchored, strongly fixed.
v. (3) to stay a long time in the same place, to loiter, to become embedded.
n. (4) romatoa: high salary, high fees.