/ˈkoːhua/, [ˈkoːhʉɐ]
OriginFrom kohu “oven” from Proto-Polynesian *kofu “to wrap food in leaves” influenced by a homograph with the sense of “concave, hollow” from a different root; sense of pot is modern evolution from “oven for cooking” with influence from kōhue.
- boiler, pot (any metal cooking vessel for boiling food)
- archaica trough or vessel dug out of a wooden trunk for boiling food using heated stones (pot boilers).
- to cook by boiling, to boil, to poach
Formskōhue(alternative) · kōhuatia(passive)
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