karirava¹ heliconia indica leaf gently heated over the fire to make it [...]

• • heliconia indica leaf gently heated over the fire to make it soft and flexible so that it can be used for wrapping food
  • • food & drink

  • • Example 1689:
      

      Rava o karirava mene a menaga ge a googi.

      Heat the heliconia indica leaves for (wrapping) the manioc dumplings or the googi feast.

      Source: VaaSen 01W 610

    • Example 3077:
      

      Ean ne paa nana bata maa ta karirava mena menaga.

      Then you warm some karirava leaves over the fire for the menaga (manioc dumplings).

      Source: Aro 02R 072-073

    • Example 3078:
      

      Beara nana vakavara o karirava, eara repaa viru eve.

      When we have warmed the heliconia indica leaf, we roll it up.

      Source: Jan 04W 020-021

    • Example 3079:
      

      mepaa mono vamataa bona bono karirava

      and wrapped it (the fish) well into a karirava leaf

      Source: Ata 01E(Eno) 081

    • Example 3080:
      

      Rava o karirava rau. Rava i beo suraa pihae tagirava nana.

      Heat this heliconia indica leaf over a flame. Heat it when the fire of coconut fronds flames up.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 555

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• See also:
  • mono¹ wrap something up in something
  • nana¹ warm something
  • rava heat something over the fire; singe something (e.g. a pig)
  • kokopo¹ be covered / cover something (with something) / bend over someone or something