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/ˈpɑːwə/ · noun
(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.
Use paua when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paua means (New Zealand) Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Hey, we got paua for tea, Himi!” he calls, and comes to the base of the cliff.
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