Pawa

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. New-Zealand

    "1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines.

Synonyms

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abaloneabaloneear shellear-shellormerormer

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"1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]"

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mother of pearl

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