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Pau

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    done; over; finished Hawaii, not-comparable

    "I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  2. 2
    A commune of the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints). historical
  3. 3
    Alternative form of bao (“baozi; Chinese steamed buns with filling”). Malaysia, Singapore, alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau, from Hawaiian pau (“done, finished”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 包.

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