vurivuri (of bananas) ripe

Part of Speech adj
Morphology vuri-vuri
Gloss RED-ripe
    • (of bananas) ripe
      • plants
      • agriculture
      • Example 1149:
        Pauna vai a vurivuri: bunrii, rahirahi, kokoavuu, vaomata, pokotahoe, iavaa, kurimarama, gogovii.
        The ripe bananas are: ...
        Source: Sii 17W 293
      • Example 3153:
        Tamuraa. O peho kaku pauna kavakava tea maa kavakava anan tea ta Teapu. Saka pauna vurivuri haana, toro nahu ge kovata koa.
        Plantain species. A kind of plantain belonging to the edible plantains of the Teop people. It is not a ripe banana, it must be cooked or roasted over the fire.
        Source: Ond 01W 104-106

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