kawawar

Kuanua: ‘kavavar’.

The core meaning of kawawar is a lowland-growing Zingiber spp. with aromatic/hot rhizomes.

See original Mihalic entry. See List discussion. .

Noun forms

  1. Food crops: ginger, Zingiber officinale. ® gorgor

  1. Supernatural world: a magical preparation, typically chewed or eaten by a ritual specialist, and classed as ‘hot’, and supposedly, but not necessarily, containing ginger ® blak pawa, pawa, poisen, puripuri, sanguma
    em i wokim wanpela kawawar, na ren i slek nau he made a magical substance, and the rain stopped
    em i givim wanpela kawawar long dok, long em bai strong long ronim abus he gave the dog a magical food so that it will be eager in the hunt

Verb phrase forms

  1. Supernatural world: spetim kawawar to chew and spit a magical preparation in casting a spell, causing or preventing rain, thwarting enemies etc.

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