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paua

/ˈpɑːwə/ UK, US
/ˈpɐːwɘ/ New Zealand

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Borrowed from Māori pāua.

noun pauas · paua

New Zealand Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry. “Hey, we got paua for tea, Himi!” he calls, and comes to the base of the cliff.
New Zealand The shell of this mollusc.
New Zealand A fish hook made from this shell.

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@misc{paua_2026,
  title = {paua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}