iaio.

n.  a variety of beetle with aggressive larvae found in the rice patties of the Erbo Delta (Barcelona Field Studies Centre SL, “Ebro Delta: Flora and Fauna”).

Iaio.

n.  the name of a character in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1961 film Accattone.

<One of the most heartbreaking, and heartfelt, scenes finds Accattone with Iaio, the young son he had abandoned along with his estranged wife.  —Jim Clark, “Accattone: Pasolini's 1st of 25 Films.”>

Iao.

(also I’o, Io).  n.  a Hawaiian name for the “Great Spirit” or divine field, as discussed in Spirit Medicine: Healing in the Sacred Realms by Hank Wesselman


n.  a demiurge in the gnostic system of primordial powers, as discussed in A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson.


n.  a valley and state park on the Hawaiian island of Maui, as discussed in Lonely Planet: Hawaii by Glanda Bendure.

iao.

n.  small fish used as bait.

< I thought that iao—that’s the nehu-looking animal—was extinct already.  But about October, when I made some sampling, it was fantastic—big ones out there again.  —George Uyemura, Environment-Hawaii.org.>

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