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lāʻau koʻokoʻo

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Compound of lāʻau (medicine) +‎ koʻokoʻo (support; to resist)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laːˈʔau̯ ˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo/, [laːˈʔɐw ˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo], [laːˈʔɔw ˌko.ʔoˈko.ʔo] (rapid speech)

Noun

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lāʻau koʻokoʻo

  1. (immunology) vaccine

Further reading

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