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akaakai

akaakai noun: great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.

Noun

akaakai (uncountable)

  1. Great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.

Origin of akaakai

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻakaʻakai.

Questions about akaakai

What does akaakai mean?
Akaakai means great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.
What part of speech is akaakai?
Akaakai is a noun.

Words near akaakai in the dictionary

  1. Aka-Bea
  2. Aka-Bo
  3. Aka-Cari
  4. Aka-Kora
  5. Akaa
  6. akaakai
  7. Akaba
  8. Akabah
  9. Akabane
  10. Akabea
  11. akabeko

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