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Paum vs Paua - What's the difference?

paum | paua |

As a verb paum

is to palm off by fraud.

As a noun paua is

a large, edible abalone, Haliotis iris, native to New Zealand, whose shell is used to make jewelry.

paum

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To palm off by fraud.
    • (Swift)
  • (obsolete) To cheat at cards.
    • (Webster 1913)

    paua

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A large, edible abalone, Haliotis iris , native to New Zealand, whose shell is used to make jewelry.
  • The shell of this mollusc.
  • A fish hook made from this shell.