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Hawaiian
Etymology
From pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”). Compare Maori paheke (“slippery”).
Verb
paheʻe(intransitive)
- slippery
- smooth
- satiny, silky
- (figurative) smooth, glib
- ʻōlelo paheʻe ― fluent speech
- to slide, to slip
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