fala

Samoan

noun
Definitions
  • the screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)
  • a woven mat made from the leaves of the pandanus

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *fala.

Origin

Proto-Polynesian

*fala

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