adj
pau
adj
1
Finished or done, especially in Hawaiian Pidgin English.
"We're pau for the day, so let's head home."
"The job is pau — no more work needed."
noun
1
A traditional unit of liquid volume used in parts of Malaysia and Brunei, roughly a third of a litre.
"The recipe called for one pau of coconut milk."
How to Use Pau
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIn Hawaiian Pidgin, it simply means "done" or "over."
When to use it
Informal, regional usage rather than standard English.
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Etymology
The "finished" sense comes from Hawaiian pau via Hawaiian Pidgin English.