Kalo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    taro (Colocasia esculenta) Hawaii

    "Three hundred varieties of kalo are named in the Hawaiian language, 85 of which are still known today. In addition to being the source of the staple Hawaiian food poi, kalo was also used for fishing bait and as a dye."

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"Three hundred varieties of kalo are named in the Hawaiian language, 85 of which are still known today. In addition to being the source of the staple Hawaiian food poi, kalo was also used for fishing bait and as a dye."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kalo. Doublet of taro, from Maori.

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