pawa en · NOUN
Meanings
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(New-Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pawas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
perlemoen · ormer · abalone · ear-shell · pāua
Translations (18)
csm hásˑyny- (edible univalve mollusc) · pl ucho morskie (edible univalve mollusc) · fr paua (edible univalve mollusc) · ms abalon (edible univalve mollusc) · ru морско́е у́шко (edible univalve mollusc) · fr haliotide (edible univalve mollusc) · ja 鮑 (edible univalve mollusc) · ru абало́н (edible univalve mollusc) · ru па́уа (edible univalve mollusc) · fi abaloni (edible univalve mollusc) · pl słuchotka (edible univalve mollusc) · es abulón (edible univalve mollusc) · fi punamerikorva (edible univalve mollusc) · es oreja de mar (edible univalve mollusc) · ja パウア貝 (edible univalve mollusc) · de Abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · fr ormeau (edible univalve mollusc) · mi pāua (edible univalve mollusc)