Word formsmêsuplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “mesu”, “Mesu” ×381 · review-flagged ×9
Definitions
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- Eye; hole. Point from which each shoot of the tuber is to emerge
- Whorl; node.
PT Olho; furo. Ponto de que há de sair cada grelo do tubérculo · Vertícilo; nó.·FR Œil; trou. Point d'où doit sortir chaque bourgeon du tubercule · Verticille; nœud.
Seen in the folk-tales
- U mu lokola disu; ulokola dingi diamukuâ.He takes out one of her eyes; he takes out again the other.XIII · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- O holome é anga uxala ni jisónii, kuma uafile o disu dimoxi; kuma akanisi.His son-in-law then remained with shame, for he was dead of one eye.XLIV · told by Francisco P. dos Santos Vandunem
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