Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Hawaii and throughout Polynesia, the cocoanut-palm. See niog.
Examples
“A sure shot message is the one that contains the word "niu" which means the Ox at a time when the nation has entered the Year of the Ox. People wanting a bit of fun with word play often use it to match with the English words to make it "happy niu year".”
“When she gets to the equator, Roz will deploy a special "niu" (Hawaiian for "coconut") that's "equipped with Iridium satellite phones, solar panels and sensors that gather and transmit data.”
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“snail mail," everyone is celebrating the "niu" year in their own way.”
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“Apr 7th, 2010 at 10: 27 am niu yorker: do you deliver to wfc?”
“Jan 29th, 2010 at 7: 10 pm niu yorker: delivery, perhaps?”
“Apr 29th, 2010 at 11: 55 am niu yorker: the one on fulton st denied me. the flavor shots look kinda nasty anyway.”
“Nov 23rd, 2009 at 12: 24 pm niu yorker: best news is that the special applies to the porken, too!”
“Once, when eating breakfast at a small outdoor aboriginal restaurant in the mountains of Taiwan, the owner, a motherly woman, asked me if I wanted to try some, "san bei guan niu".”
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““Oh, just some Mu shu rou and a few Hei jiao niu liu.””
“May 30th, 2008 at 4: 17 pm niu yorker so when is stevenp inviting us over the free friday buffet lunch?”
Lists
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Mahalo Hawaiʻi
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ʻokina, U+02BB, mahalo, aloha, Liliuokalani, nene, a'a, muumuu, Pineapple Express, Northwestern Hawa..., Malia, Leilani and 123 more...
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