olesi pālagi
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Tuvaluan
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n.
papaya (Carica papaya)
名
パパイヤ，パパイヤ科パパイヤ属の常緑小高木
olesi (papaya) + pālagi (foreign). Olesi is the general term for papaya. Papayas with large fruit are called olesi palagi (“foreign papaya”), while those with small fruit are called olesi Tuvalu. The ripe fruit is eaten and also used as feed for livestock. The flowers are used to make leis. See also: olesi tuvalu.
olesi（パパイヤ）+ pālagi（外国の）． パパイヤの総称は olesi．実の大きなものを olesi palagi（外国のパパイヤ），実の小さなものを olesi Tuvalu と呼ぶ．熟した実は食用のほか，家畜の餌にも用いられる．花は花輪に用いられる．[参] olesi tuvalu.
