awo lime, used when chewing areca nut (buioe), in [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	awo

• • lime, used when chewing areca nut (buioe), in combination with betel leaves (puluko)

  Encyclopedic Info

  Lime takes the form of a white powder similar to flour. It is often stored in a small box or pouch that men carry around as a necklace, so as to have it available whenever they chew areca nut.

  • • Example 300:
      

      donga awo

      the lid of the [small box containing] lime

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S25

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~kanu¹ chew ‹s.th.›, esp. areca nut (buioe)