• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      If that’s true… It’s not a very apt name for it. Unless Hawaii has some mega chickens I don’t know about.

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        2 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.

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            2 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.