kusu1 crush or crunch something with the teeth (lobsters, nuts)

Part of Speech vt
    • crush or crunch something with the teeth (lobsters, nuts)
      • consumption
      • Example 582:
        Enaa paa baitono eve he kusu maa bona karavona!
        I heard him crunching the lobster!
        Source:
        Mor 03R 050
      • Example 2546:
        ... ae a otei na kusu bata maana bona karavona itao teo sinivi tenam.
        ... and the man is crunching the lobster in the rear of our canoe.
        Source:
        Sii 06RG 388-389
      • Example 3111:
        Evehee gono vaha bona karuu me kusu vaporo bona.
        And then (he) got a nut and crushed it open with his teeth with a loud noise. (lit. explodingly)
        Source:
        Vae 01E(Eno) 075
      • Example 3940:
        Bea iana vai a rakaraka, eara repaa kusue.
        If it is a very dry fish, we crunch it.
        Source:
        Sii 47W 132

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