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1. aa, n.2 View full entry 1859
...A kind of volcanic lava with a rough, jagged surface covered with loose clinkers. Freq. attrib., esp. in aa lava. Contrasted with pahoehoe....
2. abangan, n. View full entry 1956
...With pl. concord. Indonesians, esp. Javanese, who are syncretically or culturally (rather than observantly) Muslim....
3. adat, n. View full entry 1783
...In the Islamic regions of South-East Asia: custom, accepted practice; (also) customary law....
4. afakasi, n. and adj. View full entry 1934
...In Samoa or Samoan communities: a person of mixed European and Samoan ancestry, esp. a descendant of a European man and Samoan woman. Also with pl. concord: such...
5. agar-agar, n. View full entry 1769
...Any of various red algae from which agar may be extracted (cf. agarophyte); esp. any of several South-East Asian seaweeds of the genera Gracilaria and ...
6. Agong, n. View full entry 1976
...(An abbreviated title of respect for) the Malaysian head of state. Cf. the fuller form Yang Dipertuan AgungYang Dipertuan...
7. ahi, n. View full entry 1892
...A large tuna; esp. the bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, and the yellowfin tuna, T. albacares. Also: the flesh of such a fish as food....
8. aholehole, n. View full entry 1897
...Any of several Indo-Pacific flagtails (genus Kuhlia); esp. K. sandvicensis, a fish of Hawaiian waters....
9. ahu, n. View full entry 1917
...In Eastern Polynesia: a raised platform or mound; esp. a platform of earth or stone used as a memorial or (as on Easter Island) as a support for stone statues....
10. aiga, n. View full entry 1895
...In Samoa: a family unit, a household....
11. ake, n. View full entry 1835
...= akeake...
12. akeake, n. View full entry 1841
...Any of several shrubs or small trees sometimes used for their hard timber, esp. the hop-bush, Dodonaea viscosa (family Sapindaceae), and any of several olearias (family...
13. aloha, n. and int. View full entry 1820
...An utterance of ‘aloha’ (see sense B.); an expression of welcome or farewell. Also: good wishes; love, affection....
14. aloha oe, int. View full entry 1887
...= aloha...
15. amok, n. and adv. View full entry 1663
...A name for: a frenzied Malay. (Found first in Portuguese form amouco, amuco.)...
16. anoa, n. View full entry 1845
...An animal of the genus of the same name; a small wild ox of Sulawesi....
17. antiar, n. View full entry
...The Upas tree of Java, Antiaris toxicaria; also, the poison obtained from it. antiar resin, a non-poisonous product of the same tree....
18. anting-anting, n. View full entry 1890
...A supposed supernatural influence having the power of protecting its possessor from harm; also, an amulet or charm having the same qualities....
19. aroha, n. View full entry 1846
...Chiefly in Maori contexts: love, affection; warmth of feeling; an instance of this. Cf. aloha...
20. attap, n. View full entry 1817
...The name used in Malayo-Javanese regions for any palm-fronds used in thatching, esp. those of the palm Nipa fruticans; hence, a thatch made of these. Also attrib....