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mele

UK/ˈmeɪleɪ/

mele noun: a chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event. Also the alternative form of mell.

Noun

mele (plural mele or meles)

  1. A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
    • Lili‘u set to work assisting Fornander by translating mele and legends for him.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 49

Also used as

mele is also the alternative form of mell.

Forms of mele

Noun
pluralmele
pluralmeles
Verb
third-person singular presentmeles
present participlemeling
past participlemeled
pastmeled

Plural of mele: mele or meles

Origin of mele

Borrowed from Hawaiian mele.

Variant forms.

Words that rhyme with mele

Questions about mele

What does mele mean?
Mele means a chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
What part of speech is mele?
Mele is a noun.
How do you pronounce mele?
Mele is pronounced /ˈmeɪleɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of mele?
The plural of mele is mele.

Words near mele in the dictionary

  1. Meldrewish
  2. Meldrum
  3. Meldrums
  4. melds
  5. meldub
  6. mele
  7. Meleager
  8. Meleagrian
  9. meleagridid
  10. meleagridids
  11. meleagrin

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