koae

See also: koaʻe

English

Etymology

Hawaiian koaʻe

Noun

koae

  1. (Hawaii) Synonym of tropicbird.
    • 2023, Gerard Fowke, Nathaniel Bright Emerson, David Kalakaua, The Story of Hawaii (Illustrated Edition)
      Then the koae, or tropic bird, was sent to Poliahu with the same message with which the others had been entrusted.