paua
nounUK, US /ˈpɑːwə/ · NZ /ˈpɐːwɘ/
Etymology Borrowed from Māori pāua.
1
New Zealand Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry.
- “Hey, we got paua for tea, Himi!” he calls, and comes to the base of the cliff.1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 203:
2
New Zealand The shell of this mollusc.
3
New Zealand A fish hook made from this shell.
- Derived terms
- shin paua