kuapuʻu

Hawaiian

Etymology

kua (“back”) +‎ puʻu (“protuberance”)

Noun

kuapuʻu

  1. hump, fleshy mass on camels etc
    • 1861 October 1, “Ke Kamelo o Arabia”, in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa‎[1], page 1:
      He kuapuu hookahi kahi, a he kuapuu alua kahi.
      Some camels have one hump, some camels have two humps.
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