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awapuhi

awapuhi noun: zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

Noun

awapuhi (uncountable)

  1. (Hawaii) Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

Origin of awapuhi

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawapuhi, from Proto-Polynesian *kava-pui from Proto-Polynesian *kawa; doublet of kava and kawakawa via Tongan and Māori respectively.

Questions about awapuhi

What does awapuhi mean?
Awapuhi means zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.
What part of speech is awapuhi?
Awapuhi is a noun.

Words near awapuhi in the dictionary

  1. Awan
  2. Awang East
  3. Awang West
  4. awanting
  5. Awanyu
  6. awapuhi
  7. awara
  8. awaras
  9. award
  10. award ceremonies
  11. award ceremony

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