hala kahiki

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Looks like "foreign (screw) pine", but hala and kahiki both have other sense”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.la kaˈhi.ki/, [ˈhɐ.lə kəˈhi.ti]

Noun

hala kahiki

  1. pineapple (plant, fruit)
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