pau pau
Meaning: completely finished
"pau pau stay completely finished"
What does "pau pau" mean in Hawaiian Pidgin?
"pau pau" means "completely finished" in Hawaiian Pidgin.
How do you pronounce "pau pau"?
"pau pau" is pronounced "POW pow". Click the "Hear Pronunciation" button above to listen!
How do you use "pau pau" in a sentence?
Example: "pau pau stay completely finished"
errbody
everybody, everyone
how you figgah?
how is that possible?, how do you figure?, how is that possible
nene goose
Hawaiian goose, state bird of Hawaii
all done
all pau, completely finished
bumbumbai
eventually, later on, by and by
choke cars
heavy traffic
"Negative sentences in Pidgin often use 'never' for past tense, as in 'I never see him' (I didn't see him)."
"Many Pidgin words have roots in Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Filipino, and Hawaiian."
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