tepwoe k.o. traditional biscuit made with breadfruit (bale)

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tepʷoe
Variant Form(s)	tepoe
Proto-Form	Vaeakau-Taumako: tupoe 'dried breadfruit, cut in small pieces' ; PPn: *poʔoi
Tanema Equivalent	baloe vagora
Lovono Equivalent	miwe vegore

• • k.o. traditional biscuit made with breadfruit (bale)

  • • Example 1597:
      

      Tepoe, pi-ejau peini melevele.

      We prepare 'tepoe' biscuits in case of a disaster.

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• See also:
  • lavatunu k.o. pudding, typic. made with breadfruit (bale) that is mashed and baked