pewa

English

Noun

pewa (plural pewas)

1. Alternative spelling of peewah
   • 1910, Department of Agriculture, Legislative Council, Trinidad and Tobago, , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Government Printer, →OCLC, page 16:

     The Pewa or Peach palm (Guilielma speciosa) was introduced from Trinidad, and seedlings raised for distribution. The fruits when boiled in water with salt are appreciated as a food.

   • 1984, Jeffrey W. Dellimore, Judy A. Whitehead, Secondary Agrobased Industries: ECCM and Barbados (Caribbean Technology Policy Studies Project; 90), Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, →OCLC, page 79:

     Nonconventional sources with development potential include: [...] wild plants such as gru gru, pewa (peach nut), many weeds and, possibly, the seeds of seaside grapes, fat pork, etc.

   • 2000 November, Karl Burgess, “La Vega Estate”, in Pamela Collins, editor, Proceedings: Regional Agro-tourism Conference: Agro-tourism – a Sustainable Approach to Economic Growth , Trinidad and Tobago: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, →OCLC, page 79:

     Mr. [Bertram] Manhin's travels resulted in his introducing into the country fruits like Pewa (Bactris gasipaes) from Costa Rica, Brazil and Peru; [...]

Chamicuro

Adjective

pewa

1. good

Derived terms

• pewa puti'na

Lindu

Noun

pewa

1. snare

Maori

Noun

pewa

1. eyebrow

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *peːwa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pɨwa. Compare Classical Nahuatl pēhua (“to start”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːwa/

Verb

pēwa

1. (intransitive) to start, to begin

   Nipejki nimumachtia Nawat ashan nawi shiwit

   I started learning Nawat (Pipil) four years ago

Conjugation

Antonyms

• tami (“to end”)

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -pawa

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-pewa (infinitive kupewa)

1. Passive form of -pa: to be given

Conjugation