Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See kava.

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  • noun Alternative form of kava.

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Examples

  • And one law is called the kawa (ph), where a woman and an unrelated male cannot be in a private place together.

    CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2007 2007

  • And one law is called the kawa (ph), where a woman and an unrelated male cannot be in a private place together.

    CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2007 2007

  • Put 2 and 2 together, and you will understand how the (familiar) word "kawa" attracted my attention and pushed me to find out a bit more.

    se reposer sur ses lauriers - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Put 2 and 2 together, and you will understand how the familiar word "kawa" attracted my attention and pushed me to find out a bit more.

    se reposer sur ses lauriers - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Over the Kamagawa aka the Kama River; "kawa" means river, and gets pronounced "gawa" in certain combinations, there's a regular, unscheduled air show.

    Air Show Bardiac 2008

  • Over the Kamagawa aka the Kama River; "kawa" means river, and gets pronounced "gawa" in certain combinations, there's a regular, unscheduled air show.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Bardiac 2008

  • I did not bring my husband his cup of kawa this morning.

    French Word-A-Day: 2010

  • In the case of the Japanese-born Nara, this exhibition featuring more that 100 of his works -- from paintings, drawings, illustrations, album covers and installations -- shows how he evolved from a more traditional art-schoolish approach to painting to become a leading proponent of the neo-pop kawa-kawai creepy cute school of pop-art.

    Brad Balfour: Closing This Weekend -- Two Shows of Artists Who Use Music as Inspiration Brad Balfour 2011

  • In the case of the Japanese-born Nara, this exhibition featuring more that 100 of his works -- from paintings, drawings, illustrations, album covers and installations -- shows how he evolved from a more traditional art-schoolish approach to painting to become a leading proponent of the neo-pop kawa-kawai creepy cute school of pop-art.

    Brad Balfour: Closing This Weekend -- Two Shows of Artists Who Use Music as Inspiration Brad Balfour 2011

  • I did not bring my husband his cup of kawa this morning.

    se reposer sur ses lauriers - French Word-A-Day 2010

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  • Polish for coffee. Seems to be also in the French dictionary.

    March 7, 2009