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lomilomi

lomilomi noun: a traditional form of Hawaiian massage.

Noun

lomilomi (uncountable)

  1. (Hawaii) A traditional form of Hawaiian massage.

Verb

lomilomi (third-person singular simple present lomilomis, present participle lomilomiing, simple past and past participle lomilomied)

  1. (Hawaii, rare) To massage.
    • During a church service at Kawaiaha‘o, she once walked to the rear of the church, lay on her back, and called a native Hawaiian boy of about eight years old over to her, commanding him to lomilomi her abdomen with his feet.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 99

Forms of lomilomi

third-person singular presentlomilomis
present participlelomilomiing
past participlelomilomied
pastlomilomied

Origin of lomilomi

From Hawaiian lomilomi, reduplication of lomi (“to rub with the hand”).

Words formed from lomilomi

Questions about lomilomi

What does lomilomi mean?
Lomilomi means a traditional form of Hawaiian massage.
What part of speech is lomilomi?
Lomilomi can be a noun or a verb.

Words near lomilomi in the dictionary

  1. lometrexol
  2. lomevactone
  3. lomi salmon
  4. lomid
  5. lomids
  6. lomilomi
  7. lomilomi salmon
  8. lomilomied
  9. lomilomiing
  10. lomilomis
  11. Lomira

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