Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
aa | a type of scoriaceous volcanic rock. |
ahi | the yellowfin tuna. |
aloha | a greeting or farewell. [Hawaiian aloha, love or kindness]. |
hula | a sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements. |
kahuna | a witch-doctor; an expert in any field. |
kamaaina | a longtime resident of Hawaii. [Hawaiian kama, child, + aina, land]. |
kapu | a set of rules for daily life. |
koa | a kind of acacia with crescent-shaped leaves and white flowers. |
lanai | a verandah or roofed patio. |
lehua | a Polynesian tree of the myrtle family with bright red flowers, aka OHIA. |
luau | a Hawaiian dish made of coconut, octopus etc. |
mahimahi | the dolphin, esp. its flesh prepared as food. [Hawaiian mahi, strong]. |
malihini | a newcomer to Hawaii. |
mumu muumuu | a long loose dress. |
nene | a kind of goose native to Hawaii. |
noni | a tree of S. Asia whose fruit provides a possibly health-promoting juice. |
ohia | a Polynesian tree of the myrtle family with bright red flowers, aka LEHUA. |
ono | a kind of fish > ONOS. |
pahoehoe | a hardened lava with a smooth or ropy surface. |
pali | a cliff. |
pikake | a Hawaiian shrub with small, white, very fragrant flowers. [Hawaiian pikake, peacock]. |
poi | a dish of fermented taro. |
pulu | a silky fibre from the Hawaiian tree-fern. |
punalua | the marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another. |
punaluan | relating to PUNALUA. |
pupu | a dish of Asian foods served as an appetiser. |
ukulele ukelele | a small four-stringed guitar originating in Hawaii but developed from an earlier Portuguese instrument. [Hawaiian 'jumping flea']. |