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pahu

pahu noun: a traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.

Noun

pahu (plural pahus)

  1. A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.

Forms of pahu

pluralpahus

Origin of pahu

From Hawaiian pahu (“drum, box”).

Questions about pahu

What does pahu mean?
Pahu means a traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.
What part of speech is pahu?
Pahu is a noun.
What is the plural of pahu?
The plural of pahu is pahus.

Words near pahu in the dictionary

  1. pahoihoi
  2. pahos
  3. Pahouin
  4. Pahrump
  5. pahs
  6. pahu
  7. pahus
  8. Pahute
  9. Pahutes
  10. pahutukawa
  11. pahutukawas

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