pelea

Questions

What does pelea mean?

Synonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

Where does pelea come from?

Learned borrowing from New Latin pelea, from Hawaiian Pele (Hawaiian fire goddess) + -ea. Equivalent to Pele + -a.

How to pronounce pelea

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