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tawere

Bingham

táwere

a. pale.

taáwere

n. a towel, a coconut leaflet used as a towel (ENG).

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tawere

n. tawere rake: paleness, sallowness.
a. pale, wan, ghastly.
v. to become pale (from faintness, shame, anger), to blush.
ex. e moa tawere, e tawere moana: he is pale, he is becoming pale.
vc. katawere, katawerea: to make, to become...

Topics: Coconut