Word origins

• pareoA wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian sarong.
• monoiA Tahitian oil infused with flower petals
• Bora BoraAn island group in the Leeward Islands in the South Pacific.
• mai taiA cocktail typically containing rum, curacao, and lime.
• poë-birdSynonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
• tamanuA tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), widely distributed in the Pacific islands, that yields a resin and a bitter oil (tamanol).
• vahineSynonym of wahine (“a Polynesian woman”).
• vi-appleThe Otaheite apple (Spondias dulcis).