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dala

dala noun: the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.

Noun

dala (plural dala)

  1. (historical) The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
    • My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.2018, Todd A. Watkins, Introduction to Microfinance

Forms of dala

pluraldala

Origin of dala

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

Phrases with dala

Questions about dala

What does dala mean?
Dala means the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
What part of speech is dala?
Dala is a noun.
What is the plural of dala?
The plural of dala is dala.

Words near dala in the dictionary

  1. dal
  2. dal bhat
  3. dal segno
  4. dal tadka
  5. dal tarka
  6. dala
  7. dala dala
  8. dala dalas
  9. dalaal
  10. dalaals
  11. Dalabon

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