paua

Borrowed from Maori pāua.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːwə/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐːwɘ/

paua (plural pauas or paua)

1. (New Zealand) Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry. [from 19th c.]
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 203:

     “Hey, we got paua for tea, Himi!” he calls, and comes to the base of the cliff.

2. (New Zealand) The shell of this mollusc.
3. (New Zealand) A fish hook made from this shell.

• A.A.U.P.

• IPA^(key): /paua/

paua

1. overmorrow, the day after tomorrow

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

paua

1. coyo