kavokavoro1 (of wood) very dry, brittle

Part of Speech adj
Morphology kavo-kavoro
Gloss RED-brittle
    • (of wood) very dry, brittle
      • physical properties
      • Example 1763:
        O naono vai o kavokavoro, be asi orepaa gururu koa.
        This very dry wood, when it burns, it will only flame up.
        Source:
        SiiSen 01W 058
      • Example 3199:
        E ta naono vai e ta ogiogi na vaasun roho ori meve paa raka me kavokavoro oha tea sun.
        They stood up a piece of light wood and it dried up and became too brittle from standing.
        Source:
        Jan 02W 006

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  • See also:
    • gururu flame up; burn very quickly; light up quickly