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noa

American  
[noh-uh] / ˈnoʊ ə /

adjective

  1. (among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) not set apart as sacred or affected by any ban; available for general use; not taboo.

  2. Linguistics. a non-taboo substitute used in place of a word or phrase that is taboo.


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Quem nao tem visto Lisboa, noa tem know what beauty is.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Two lines: We want noa taxes on food, lad, nor on clothes nor shoes nor light; Tha's a better plan ner that, Ben, for keeping t'home fires bright.

From Time Magazine Archive

By this time you must clearly noa Dough can't be doe, do, dow, but doa.

From How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee by Wister, Owen

Down these owd Fens there ain't noa neighbours, An' when he's finished wi' his labours, He gallops off full crack!

From Rebel Verses by Gilbert, Bernard

A ua pau; 20Pau kakou; A ua noa; Noa ke kahua; Noa!

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

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