Definition of "mele"

mele¹

/ˈmeɪleɪ/

noun
plural mele or meles
1. A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
  Quotations
  Lili‘u set to work assisting Fornander by translating mele and legends for him.
  2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 49

mele²

noun
plural meles
1. Alternative form of mell
verb
third-person singular simple present meles, present participle meling, simple past and past participle meled
1. Alternative form of mell