mamaen1 sour; bitter

Part of Speech adj
Morphology ma-maen
Gloss RED-bitter
    • sour; bitter
      • plants
      • food & drink
      • perception
      • Example 580:
        O bai vaoi he o mamaen, be vuri, ore paa kaapaa bara ore paa hunuhunuana ei eara repaa rake manae.
        But those mangoes are bitter. When (they) ripen, they become sweet and full of juice, so that we eventually like them.
        Source: Sii 15W 011

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