Hawaiian Etymologies

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  1. aa
    a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
  2. aalii
    a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
  3. aloha
    an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye
  4. ape
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
  5. hale
    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  6. Hawaii
    a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
  7. hula
    a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
  8. ie
    that is to say; in other words
  9. lanai
    a veranda or roofed patio with furniture
  10. lauhala
    Polynesian screw pine
  11. lei
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
  12. luau
    an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party
  13. mahimahi
    large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
  14. mamo
    black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail
  15. mu
    the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
  16. muumuu
    a woman's loose unbelted dress
  17. pahoehoe
    freely flowing lava
  18. papa
    an informal term for a father
  19. pia
    perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia
  20. poi
    Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
  21. puka
    South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
  22. tutu
    very short skirt worn by ballerinas
  23. ukulele
    a small guitar having four strings
Created on Fri May 07 21:09:14 EDT 2010

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