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“Hua moa” is Hawaiian for “chicken egg.”
If that’s true… It’s not a very apt name for it.
I mean, there certainly are a shit load of chickens around, but that’s a newer development.
Hua can also mean fruit, so it’s possible it means “chicken fruit.” I’m not sure that makes any more sense, though.
Could just be cos yellow.
Unless they mean it looks like an egg the size of a full-grown chicken.
I’m sure they mean a Moa chicken.
I think the chicken came before new Zealand in this scenario. The Polynesian word for chicken is moa and they had chickens before the maori were hunting the big chickens.
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If that’s true… It’s not a very apt name for it.
mwproductions@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I mean, there certainly are a shit load of chickens around, but that’s a newer development.
Hua can also mean fruit, so it’s possible it means “chicken fruit.” I’m not sure that makes any more sense, though.
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Could just be cos yellow.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Unless they mean it looks like an egg the size of a full-grown chicken.
angrystego@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m sure they mean a Moa chicken.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think the chicken came before new Zealand in this scenario. The Polynesian word for chicken is moa and they had chickens before the maori were hunting the big chickens.