gonono (of water) boil

Part of Speech vi
    • (of water) boil
      • food & drink
      • Example 214:
        Be gonono, ean paa vaatei amaa meha maa taba, aniana, tamato, kapisikum, saoro tea vaanini mataa bona nahu toa tean.
        When the water is boiling, you add some other things, (like) onions, tomatoes, capsicum, and salt to make your chicken pot taste nice.
        Source: Joy 02W 015-016
      • Example 1682:
        Bea ruene vahus gonono nana, menam repaa nomo ni nae toa komana ruene.
        When the water is nearly boiling, we dip the chicken into the water.
        Source: Hel 13RG 012-013
      • Example 1683:
        Meori paa nomo ni bene toa komana ruene vai a gonono.
        And they dipped the chicken into the boiled water.
        Source: Pau 01R 023

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