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holoku

holoku noun: synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.

Noun

holoku (plural holokus)

  1. (Hawaii) Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.
    Synonyms:
    Mother Hubbard

Synonyms of holoku

Forms of holoku

pluralholokus
alternative formholokū

Origin of holoku

From Hawaiian holokū, usually explained as some sense of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”).

Questions about holoku

What does holoku mean?
Holoku means synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.
What part of speech is holoku?
Holoku is a noun.
What is the plural of holoku?
The plural of holoku is holokus.

Words near holoku in the dictionary

  1. holokarsts
  2. holokinetic
  3. holokinin
  4. holokinins
  5. holokitsch
  6. holoku
  7. holokus
  8. hololectin
  9. hololectins
  10. hololimnic
  11. hololithe

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