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Meaning of pawa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines.
  2. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
    New-Zealand

Equivalents

Deutsch Abalone
Français haliotide ormeau paua
日本語 パウア貝
Te Reo Māori pāua
Bahasa Melayu abalon

Examples

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

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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