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haku

haku noun: a three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

Noun (1)

haku

  1. (Hawaii) A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

Noun (2)

haku

  1. (New Zealand) The yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

Origin of haku

Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).

Borrowed from Māori haku.

Phrases with haku

Questions about haku

What does haku mean?
Haku means a three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
What part of speech is haku?
Haku is a noun.

Words near haku in the dictionary

  1. Hakobyans
  2. Hakodate
  3. Hakomi
  4. hakos
  5. Haks
  6. haku
  7. haku lei
  8. haku leis
  9. Hakui
  10. hakuna matata
  11. Hakunila

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