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ā₃.  nvs. mold found in souring foods, especially poi, generally known as Oidium lactis or Oospora lactis, but now called Geotrichum candidum.

ae [a-e].  s. The water or liquid as wrung from the leaves of vegetables, as kalo. &c.; he ae kalo, he ae wauki, he ohi.

ʻahaʻaina [ʻaha·ʻaina].  n. banquet.

ʻahaʻaina hoʻokipawelcome banquet

ʻahaʻaina paninaclosing banquet

ʻaiaola [ʻaia·ola].  vi. to eat nutritious food. cf. paiola.

kūlana ʻaiaolanutrition

ʻai halalē.  gobble (eat noisily). (EH)

ʻai hemo.  vt. to remove food from one's mouth and then eat it again, as gum. [mān: mmlh]

ʻaikalima [ʻai·kalima].  n. ice cream. Eng.

ʻaikalima [ʻai·kalima].  n. ice cream. cf. kanakē ʻau.

ʻaikalima ʻaupopsicle

kone ʻaikalimaice cream cone

aikupuu [ai-ku-puu].  s. Ai, food, and kupuu. Dry food, as baked kalo or other vegetables.

ʻaila.  nvt. any oil, grease, lard; to oil, grease, lubricate. Many kinds of oil and grease are listed below. Eng.

ʻaila hamorubbing oil, grease, ointment; to oil, lubricate

aila [ai-la].  s. Eng Oil; aila kukui, lamp oil; aila mura, ointment. Sol. 27:9. NOTE.— The Hawaiian words are momona, konahua, &c.

ʻaina ahiahi [ʻaina ahi·ahi].  n. evening meal, supper, dinner.

ʻaina awakea [ʻaina awa·kea].  n. noon meal, lunch.

ainaole [ai-na-o-le].  v. To eat silently, gently, without noise; e ai mahie, e mukamuka, e ainaole.

ʻakaʻakai₂ [ʻakaʻa·kai].  n. the common onion (Allium cepa); the tops look like those of the great bulrush. (Neal 198)

ʻakaʻakai [ʻaka·ʻakai].  see ilo ʻakaʻakai, lina, ʻoʻa, onion maggot...; green onion, having a white bulb with purple inside...

akaakai [a-kaa-kai].  Onions have taken the same name from the similarity of the tops, Nah. 11:5.

ʻakaʻakai kīkānia [ʻakaʻa·kai kī·kā·nia].  n. a common variety of onion.

ʻakaʻakai kulapepeiao [ʻakaʻa·kai kula·pe·peiao].  n. big, yellowish onion. lit., earring onion.

ʻakaʻakai kūmakahiki [ʻakaʻa·kai kū·maka·hiki].  n. a purplish annual onion.

ʻakaʻakai lau [ʻakaʻa·kai lau].  n. green onion (Allium fistulosum); its leaves are eaten with salt salmon. lit., leaf onion. (Neal 198)

ʻakaʻakai mahina [ʻakaʻa·kai mahina].  n. a wild onion, used for sore throat. lit., moon onion, so called because the curve of the section of the bulb suggests a crescent moon.

ʻakaʻakai pilau [ʻakaʻa·kai pilau].  n. garlic (Allium sativum). (Neal 198–9)

ʻakaʻakaipoepoe.  n. var. spelling of ʻakaʻakai poepoe, round onion.

ʻakaʻakai poepoe, ʻakaʻakaipoepoe.  n. round onion. (NKE)

ʻakaʻakai pūpū [ʻakaʻa·kai pū·pū].  n. garlic. lit., bunched onion.

ʻalameka [ʻala·meka].  n. nutmeg.

ʻalani nui.  grapefruit (Kahananui 75)

ʻālani pomelo [ʻā·lani pomelo].  n. grapefruit. lit., pomelo orange. see iāpona, pomelo.

ʻalekohola [ʻale·kohola].  n. same as lama, rum; any intoxicating drink... alcohol. Eng.

alemona.  var. spelling of ʻalemone, almond...

ʻalemone, alemona [ʻale·mone].  nvs. almond (Prunus dulcis), hazel tree (KJV), almond (RSV) (Kin. 30.37) . Eng. (Neal 396)

ʻalikoka [ʻali·koka].  n. artichoke. Eng.

ʻananaka [ʻana·naka].  n. jackfruit. Ilocano ananka.

ananū [ana·nū].  n. turnip.

ananu [a-na-nu].  s. See laulele. Name of a plant used for food, boiled.

ʻāpala [ʻā·pala].  n. apple (Pyrus malus syn. M. sylvestris). also poma. Eng. (Neal 388)

ʻawakeke [ʻawa·keke].  n. gingerbread.
 

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chāsiu.  n. char siu (Chinese roast pork) (KAN)
 

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haʻaliu [haʻa·liu].  vt. to process. Sāmoan alter, change.

ʻO ka nui o nā meaʻai i kūʻai ʻia ma loko o ke kini, he meaʻai ia i haʻaliu ʻia.Most food sold in cans is processed food.

waiūpaʻa i haʻaliu ʻiaprocess(ed) cheese

haʻawina ʻai [haʻa·wina ʻai].  n. serving of food. lit., food portion.

hāʻehuola [hā·ʻehu·ola].  n. healthful, healthy, wholesome, i.e. promoting physical health. see ehuola, vigor...

meaʻai hāʻehuolahealth food

haku ipu.  pulp and seeds of a melon (EH)

halakahiki.  n. var. spelling of hala kahiki, the pineapple (Ananas comosus)...

hala kahiki, halakahiki.  n. the pineapple (Ananas comosus), probably originating in Brazil, of great commercial importance. lit., foreign hala. see hala kea and hala ʻula for what some Hawaiians call native varieties, still said to be growing wild in the forests at Puna, Hawaiʻi. called hala on Niʻihau.

hala kahiki.  n. pineapple. also painaʻāpala.

halalē [hala·lē].  vs. to slurp, as soup; to eat noisily; to swish, as the sea; to spill or slop over; fat; not clear, as speech.

ʻai halalēto gobble

kani halalēto squawk

lomaloma ʻai halalēlazy glutton

ʻO ka ʻōʻio halalē ke kai lā.As for the ʻōʻio fish, smacking good the sauce. (song)

hale haukalima.  n. ice cream shop (HE)

hame₂.  n. ham. also ʻūhā hame, puaʻa hame, leg of ham...; ham... Eng.

hao kōʻala.  n. barbecue grill. (KAN)

haukōhi₂ [hau·kōhi].  n. shave ice, snow cone. [mān]

haukona [hau·kona].  n. Hawthorne. Eng.

pīʻai haukonaHawthorne berry

haupia [hau·pia].  n. pudding formerly made of arrowroot (pia) and coconut cream, now usually made with cornstarch. cf. haukō.

haupia [hau-pia].  v. To mix together (pia) arrow-root and cocoanut and bake it; to cook arrow-root and cocoanut together. s. The substances of arrow-root and cocoanut mixed together and baked for food.

heʻe lūʻau.  n. squid lūʻau. (KAN)

hēʻī₁.  same as mīkana, papaya. (Neal 600–1) [(CE) PPN *fekii, plantain (musa troglodytarum)]

hei.  s. The name of the pawpaw tree; also called mili. Also the name of the fruit.

holoai [ho-lo-ai].  A wrapper to carry food in.

hone₂.  n. honey. Eng.

wili i ka honeto extract honey

hone.  n. syrup. Niʻihau. also malakeke.

hoʻokē ʻai.  to fast. (EH)

hōʻonoʻono [hō·ʻono·ʻono].  vt. to make tasty.

mea hōʻonoʻonoflavoring

hoʻouahi [hoʻo·uahi].  vt. to smoke, as meat or fish.

hua ʻai.  n. edible fruit or seed. cherries (HE)

hua ʻai māliliblasted fruit (Kanl. 28.22)

huaai [hu-a-ai].  s. Hua, egg, and ai, to eat. An egg that may or can be eaten, or an egg for eating. Grain; fruit for food. Mat. 3:12.

huaʻai kiwi [hua·ʻai kiwi].  n. kiwi fruit. also lahomāpū.

hua kai.  n. scrambled eggs.

hua moa, huamoa.  n. chicken egg. PPN *fua moa.

huamoa [hu-a-mo-a].  s. Hua, egg, and moa, a fowl. A hen's egg.

huapalaoa [hua·palaoa].  n. wheat. lit., flour (Eng.) grain.

ʻAi ʻia nā puʻu huapalaoa.The stacked grain is consumed. (Puk. 22.6)

huapalaoa [hu-a-pa-la-o-a].  s. Hua, seed, and palaoa, Eng. (flour), bread. The seed of bread, i. e., wheat. Puk. 22:6.

huapalaoa ʻeleʻele.  n. var. spelling of hua palaoaʻeleʻele, rye (Secale cereale).

hua palaoaʻeleʻele, huapalaoa ʻeleʻele.  n. rye (Secale cereale).

huapalaoaeleele [hu-a-pa-la-o-a-e-le-e-le].  s. See huapalaoa above and eleele, dark colored. Hence, rye, as distinct from wheat.

hua waina.  n. grape, grapes (Vitis spp.). lit., wine (Eng.) fruit. (Neal 540–3)

ʻO ka manawa ia o ka hua waina pala mua.It was the time of the first ripe grapes. (Nah. 13.20)

huawaina [hu-a-wai-na].  s. Hua, fruit, and waina, grape. A grape; collectively, grapes; the fruit of the vine. Oihk. 19:10. Huawaina pala mua, the first ripe grapes. Nah. 13:20.

hua waina maloʻo.  n. raisins. lit., dry grapes.

hua waina maloʻo.  n. raisin. lit., dry grape.

huika, huita.  n. wheat. Eng.

palaoa o ka huitawheat flour (Puk. 29.2)

huika.  n. wheat. see entries under palaoa.

huika pihawhole wheat

pua huikastraw

huina waina.  n. cluster of grapes.

huinawaina [hu-i-na-wai-na].  s. Hui, bunch, and waina, grapes. A cluster of grapes.

huipa. 

kalima huipawhipped cream

hukahūkai [huka·hū·kai].  vs. somewhat insipid, brackish. see hūkākai.

hukahukai [hu-ka-hu-kai].  adj. Insipid; tasteless; unpalatable; not relishable.

huki₄.  vs. soft, tender, as cooked meat that pulls apart when picked up.

huki [hu-ki].  To cook soft; to soften, as vegetables cooked, or meat undergoing decomposition. See kahuki.
 

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iʻa maka.  n. raw fish.

ʻie huamoa.  n. egg basket (with ke) (KAN)

ʻie ʻōhia lomi.  n. tomato basket (with ke) (KAN)

imu₁.  n. underground oven; food cooked in an imu. also umu. [(OC) PPN *ʻumu, earth oven]

imu [i-mu].  s. A place for baking made by heating stones under ground; an oven for baking vegetables or meat. Puk. 7:28. See also umu.

inai [i-nai].  s. The little delicacies which give relish to food; condiments.

ʻinamona [ʻina·mona].  n. relish made of the cooked kernel of candlenut (kukui) mashed with salt (perhaps a contraction of ʻīnaʻi momona, sweet garnish). also ʻakimona. (Neal 506)

inamona [i-na-mo-na].  s. The meat of the kukui nut roasted and pounded up with salt as a relish for food.

ʻiʻo holoholona [ʻiʻo holo·holona].  n. meat.

ʻiʻoliu [ʻiʻo·liu].  n. tenderloin.

ioliu [i-o-liu].  s. The lean flesh inside the backbone of beef, &c., adjoining the ribs. NOTE.—The flesh outside is called uhau.

ʻiʻo nīoi [ʻiʻo nī·oi].  n. condiment of boiled pulp of chili peppers (nīoi), often mixed with relish such as ʻinamona.

ʻio paʻakai [ʻio paʻa·kai].  n. container for salt, as made of pandanus leaves.

ʻiʻo pipi.  n. beef.

ʻiʻo pipi i wili ʻia.  n. hamburger, ground round steak. lit., ground beef flesh.

ʻiʻo pipi keiki.  n. veal.

ʻiʻo puaʻa uahi.  n. bacon. lit., smoked pork flesh.

ʻiʻo puaʻapork (NKE12)

ʻiʻo wiliwili [ʻiʻo wili·wili].  n. meat meal. lit., ground meat. cf. iwi wiliwili.

ipu ʻai₁.  n. an edible melon

ipu ʻai₂.  n. calabash or vessel for food or food offering.

ipuai [i-pu-ai].  s. A vessel (calabash) for containing food; a me kana mau ipuai.

ipu ʻai maka.  n. watermelon, melon. lit., melon to eat raw. see ipu₂. (Nah. 11.5)

ipuaimaka [i-pu-ai-ma-ka].  s. Ipu, ai and maka, green; fresh. A melon; a fruit to be eaten raw. Nah. 11:5.

ipu ʻai waha.  same as ipu ʻai maka, watermelon... lit., melon to eat in mouth.

ipu akua.  same as ipu huluhulu; lit., ghost melon.

ipu ʻala₁.  n. cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis). (Neal 811)

ipuʻala [ipu·ʻala].  n. cantaloupe. see meleni.

ipuala [i-pu-a-la].  s. Ipu, cup, and ala, odoriferous. A box for containing odors; also a musk-melon.

ipu hao, ipuhao.  n. iron pot; kettle or saucepan of any sort, skillet, whether glass, aluminum, or enamel. lit., iron container.

ka ipu hao nuithe great pot (2-Nal. 4.38)

ipuhao [i-pu-hao].  s. Ipu and hao, iron. An iron pot. 2 Nal. 4:38.

ipuhao hana kai [ipu·hao hana kai].  n. sauce pan. lit., pan (for) making sauce.

ipu haole.  n. watermelon. lit., foreign gourd. see ipu₂.

ipuhaole [i-pu-ha-o-le].  s. Ipu and haole, foreigner. A foreign ipu, i. e., a water-melon.

ipu kai.  n.
  • a dish for meat or any dish deep enough to hold gravy (kai); gravy boat.
  • fig., lowland areas, often an affectionate term and with a connotation of bountiful sea food.
  cf. also hīnālea.

ipu kālua [ipu kā·lua].  n. baked pumpkin or squash.

ipukalua [i-pu-ka-lua].  s. The name of a vegetable.

ipu kāniʻo [ipu kā·niʻo].  see kāniʻo₃, a striped watermelon...

ipu kūliʻu [ipu kū·liʻu].  n. salt container. lit., seasoning container

ipu pū.  same as pū₃, a general name for pumpkin and squash.

ipupu [i-pu-pu].  s. Ipu and pu, fruit of the squash kind. A pumpkin; a squash.
 

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kaʻa paʻakai.  to roll in salt (EH)

kaea₁.  n. cessation or lack of appetite or desire.

ʻAʻole kahe mai ʻo ka waimaka, ʻo ke kaea pū wale aʻela nō ia.The tears do not flow, the desire was just gone. (Laie 523 [120])

kaea [ka-ea].  v. To have no appetite; to lose the appetite for food. See kanea and kuanea. To be indolent; to be lazy. s. The loss of appetite; no relish for food; o ke kaea pu wale no ia. Laieik. 142. adj. Having no appetite. See manawahua.

kaele [ka-e-le].  v. To be partially filled, as a calabash with fish or food, leaving some empty space at the top.

kahiki puhu.  kind of banana. (EH)

kahu ʻai.  vt. to cook taro or vegetable food; to keep the store of such food; to make poi; a keeper or cook. same as kahu umu or kahūmu. cf. kahu₂.

kahuai [ka-hu-ai].  v. Kahu, to bake, and ai, food. To bake kalo in the ground. s. A baker; one who prepares the food. Kin. 40:2.

kahūmu.  var. spelling of kahu umu, oven tender; to tend an oven... cf. hale kahu₂, hale kāhumu, cook house...

E kahūmu ʻai ana kākou.We are going to bake vegetable foods in the oven.

kahumu [ka-hu-mu].  v. A contraction of kahu and umu. To bake in an oven; to bake, as kalo. Oihk. 26:26.

kahu umu.  n.v. oven tender; to tend an oven.

kahuumu [ka-hu-u-mu].  v. To bake food in an oven; to cook food generally. See kahu and umu, oven. s. One who cooks or bakes food.

kai₂.  n. gravy, sauce, dressing, soup, broth.

kaielo [kai·elo].  same as kai helo, sauce...

kai helo.  n. sauce, as made of crushed shrimp and coconut cream. lit., red sauce.

kai ʻina₁.  n. sea-urchin sauce (the crushed shells were placed in salted water; afterwards the liquid was usually strained and added to the flesh of the ʻina).

kaikea₂ [kai·kea].  n. fat, as of pork. (Isa. 34.6)

kaikea [kai-ke-a].  s. The fat of hogs or other animals. Puk. 29:13. FIG. Isa. 34:6.

kai koʻakoʻa₁ [kai koʻa·koʻa].  n. fat sauce, as made from the liver of the parrot fish (uhu) and eaten with the flesh of the fish.

kaimine [kai·mine].  n. saimin. Japn..

kai nīoi [kai nī·oi].  n. chili pepper water see nīoi, any kind of red pepper... (OO)

kai niu.  n. coconut cream.

kai ʻōpū [kai ʻō·pū].  n. giblet gravy.

kai penu.  n. gravy. lit., sauce to sop up.

kakani.  vs. crunchy, as fresh potato chips. also nakeke. see kamumu, nakekeke.

kākele₁ [kā·kele].  vt. to rub with oil, to mix or stew with sauce or gravy. cf. kelekele, greasy.

lawe ipu kākelebearer of ointment calabash (For. 5:81)

kalamela₁, karamela [kala·mela].  n. caramel. Eng.

kalamela [kala·mela].  n. caramel. Eng.

kanakē kalamelacaramel candy

kale ʻai.  n. residue of poi after pounding, or of milk after beating.

kalelē [kale·lē].  n. celery (Apium graveolens). Eng. (Neal 659)

kālika, galika [kā·lika].  n. garlic. See more common ʻakaʻakai pūpū. Eng. (Nah. 11.5)

kalima huipa.  n. whipped cream.

kokoleka me ke kalima huipachocolate with whipped cream

kalipalaoa [kali·palaoa].  n. cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis). same as kāpiki pua, the common name. Eng.

kalipalaoa [kali·palaoa].  n. cauliflower.

kāloke [kā·loke].  n. carrot (Daucus carota). Eng. (Neal 660–1)

kālolo [kā·lolo].  n. first liquor that runs off in distillation.

kalolo [ka-lo-lo].  s. A name given to the first liquor that runs off in distillation; the last running is called kawae. See okolehao.

kamakūaka [kama·kū·aka].  n. kumquat. Eng.

kāmano lomi [kā·mano lomi].  n. salted salmon, mashed with onions and tomatoes and a little water. lomi salmon (KAN)

kanaka puhi palaoa.  n. baker (HE)

kanakē [kana·kē].  n. candy. Eng.

kanakē [kana·kē].  n. candy. also kō omōmo.

kanakē ʻau.lollipop, sucker.

kanakē kalamela.caramel candy.

kanakē koʻokoʻo.candy cane.

kanakēʻeleʻele [kana·kēʻeleʻele].  n. licorice. lit., black candy.

kanakē pānini [kana·kē pā·nini].  n. cactus candy. also kanakē pīlali.

kanakē pīlali [kana·kē pī·lali].  n. cactus candy. also kanakē pānini.

kanauika [kana·uika].  n. sandwich. Eng.

kāniʻo₃ [kā·niʻo].  n. a striped watermelon.

kaʻohau [kaʻo·hau].  vs. freeze·dried. see hoʻokaʻohau.

kā palu.  food (deprecatory) (EH)

kāpiki₂ [kā·piki].  n. cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). Eng.

kapiki [ka-pi-ki].  Eng. The Hawaiian pronunciation for the word cabbage; hence, a cabbage or head of cabbage.

kāpiki ʻai maka [kā·piki ʻai maka].  n. lettuce. lit., cabbage eaten raw. see lekuke. rare. 

kāpiki meoneki [kā·piki meo·neki].  n. cole slaw. lit., mayonnaise cabbage.

kāpiki Pākē.  n. Chinese cabbage (KAN)

kapioka [kapi·oka].  n. tapioca. Eng.

kāpua [kā·pua].  see maiʻa kāpua, same as maiʻapōpōʻulupuapuanui, a Hawaiian variety of banana, resembling maiʻa iho lena, but the fruit broad-tipped...

kapukino [kapu·kino].  n. cappuccino, i.e. espresso coffee and steamed milk. Italian.

kaʻukama [kaʻu·kama].  n. cucumber (Cucumis sativus), introduced. listed in (Ellis 1825, p. 247). (Nah. 11.5) , (Neal 811).

kaukama [kau-ka-ma].  s. A cucumber.Nah. 11:5. Na kaukama ulu wale, wild gourds. 2 Nal. 4:39. Eng.

kauō₂, kauwō [kau·ō].  n. yolk or white of an egg. cf. kauō keʻokeʻo, kauō melemele. [PPN *tooua, yolk of an egg (clk)]

kauō [kau·ō].  n. egg white or yolk.

kauō keʻokeʻoegg white

kauō melemeleegg yolk

kauo [kau-o].  s. The yellow part or yolk of an egg; kauo moa; kauo ke akua hulu.

kāwina [kā·wina].  n. extract. see kāwī.

kāwina wanilavanilla extract

keka₂.  n. cheddar. Eng.

waiūpaʻa kekacheddar cheese

keli.  n. cherry. Eng.

kīʻaha ana.  n. measuring cup (KAN)

kielo.  n. Jello. Eng.

kī hau.  n. iced tea (HE)

kili₄.  n. chili. Eng.

kiliala, siriala [kili·ala].  n. cereal. Eng.

kimchī.  n. kimchi

kinamona [kina·mona].  n. cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum). (Neal 362), (Hoik. 18.13) . Eng.

kinamona [kina·mona].  n. cinnamon.

kinemona [kine·mona].  var. of kinamona, cinnamon...

kinemona [ki-ne-mo-na].  s. Eng. Cinnamon, the odoriferous bark of a tree. Mel. Sol. 4:14.

kini₄, gini.  n. gin. Eng.

kini [ki-ni].  s. Hawaiian orthography for gini, gin, a distilled foreign intoxicating liquor.

kini ʻaiō [kini ʻai·ō].  n. lunch pail. Niʻihau. also kini ʻai.

kini iʻa.  n. canned fish.

kinika₁.  n. ginger. cf. ʻela kinika. Eng.

kini meaʻai.  n. canned food (KAN)

kini pipi.  n. can of corned beef; canned corned beef. [mān] cf. pipi kini.

kini tuna.  n. can of tuna.

kīpaoa.  var. spelling of kī paoa, sweet basil...

kī paoa, kīpaoa.  same as kī ʻaʻala, sweet basil.

kipi₅.  n. chip, as a potato chip. Eng.

kipi kalotaro chip

kipi ʻuala kahikipotato chip

kī pipili.  same as kī₂, kī nehe, nehe₃, the Spanish needle (Bidens pilosa) ...; the Spanish needle (Bidens pilosa), a lowland weed, young fresh plants are still brewed for tea...; young plants, just before flowering, are cooked for tea...

kīpoʻopoʻo [kī·poʻo·poʻo].  see palaoa kīpoʻopoʻo, waffle...

kiriala.  n. cereal (breakfast food)

kōelepālau, kōʻelepālau [kō·ele·pā·lau].  n. pudding made by peeling and mashing cooked sweet potatoes, then adding coconut cream gradually. Also pālau, poi pālau.

koelepalau [ko-e-le-pa-lau].  s. A pudding made of potatoes and cocoanut.

kōʻelepālau.  n. var. spelling of kōelepālau, pudding made by peeling and mashing cooked sweet potatoes...

koiū [koi·ū].  n. shoyu sauce. Eng.

koiū [koi·ū].  n. shoyu, soy sauce.

pāpapa koiūsoybean

kōkaʻa [kō·kaʻa].  nvs. lean, of meat; dry, barren. cf. pākaʻa.

kokaa [ko-kaa].  s. Lean meat; meat on which there is no fat.

koko hua waina.  n. wine. lit., blood of grapes. rare. 

kokohuawaina [ko-ko-hu-a-wai-na].  s. Koko, blood, and huawaina, grape. The blood or juice of the grape, i.e., pure wine. Kanl.32:14.

kokoko.  vs. bloody; rare, as steak. fig., violently angry. [PPN *toto-toto, suffused with blood]

kokoko.  vs. rare, as meat. also koko.

kokoko [ko-ko-ko].  adj. See koko, blood. Like a person with his blood up; raging with anger; ready for murder or any deed. s. The act of eating fish or other meat with the blood.

kokoleka [koko·leka].  n. chocolate. Eng.

kokoleka [koko·leka].  n. chocolate, hot chocolate.

kokoleka me ka waiū huʻahuʻachocolate with frothed milk

kokoleka me ka waiū māhuchocolate with steamed milk

kokoleka me ke kalima huipachocolate with whipped cream

kokoleka pāhoehoe [koko·leka pā·hoe·hoe].  n. fudge. lit., pāhoehoe-like chocolate.

koliana₂, koriana [koli·ana].  coriander (Coriandrum sativum: (Neal 659)). Eng. (Puk. 16.31)

koloaka, kolowaka.  soda. Eng. (soda water).

ʻekeʻeke koloakasix-pack of soda

pahu koloakacase of soda

pūʻolo koloakatwelve-pack of soda

une kini koloakasoda can tab

komako.  n. tomato (generally called ʻōhiʻa or ʻōhiʻa lomi). Eng.

kone ʻaikalima [kone ʻai·kalima].  n. ice cream cone.

koneko.  n. doughnut. Eng.

kō omōmo.  n. lollipop, sucker. also kanakē ʻau.

kope₂.  n. coffee, coffee beans. Eng.

kope lāsun-dried coffee beans

kope waifresh, undried coffee beans in the hull

kupa kopemake coffee (NKE)

kope hikiwawe.  instant coffee (EH)

kopeika [kope·ika].  n. espresso, i.e. strong black coffee prepared by forcing steam under pressure through ground dark-roast coffee beans. see kope keʻokeʻo.

kope keʻokeʻo [kope keʻo·keʻo].  n. café au lait, i.e. hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. lit., white coffee. see kopeika.

kope lā.  sun-dried coffee beans (EH)

kōpī [kō·pī].  vt. to sprinkle, as salt, sand; to salt, as fish or meat. also kāpī. (FS 181)

kopi [ko-pi].  v. To salt, as fish or meat; to sprinkle on salt; to preserve in salt.

kōpia [kō·pia].  n. carbohydrate.

kopole.  same as lāwalu, a way to cook on coals. (And.)

kopole [ko-po-le].  s. A method of cooking fish by wrapping them in leaves and roasting them.

kuahulu₂ [kua·hulu].  nvt. any wild vegetable eaten in time of famine; to eat such.

kuahulu [ku-a-hu-lu].  s. Name of a vegetable eaten in time of famine.

kuawa₂.  n. guava (Psidium guajava), a low tree, native to tropical America, naturalized in Hawaiʻi; it bears lemon-sized fruits which are commonly made into jelly, jam, juice and sherbet. Hawaiians make a medicinal tea from leaf buds, which has an astringent effect. Eng. (Neal 632–3)

kūawa [kū·awa].  n. guava. [mān, dic., sp. var.]

kuke₃.  nvt. cook; to cook. Eng.

kūlina, kurina [kū·lina].  n. corn, maize (Zea mays). Eng. (Neal 81–2)

kulina [ku-li-na].  s. See kurina.

kūlolo [kū·lolo].  n. pudding made of baked or steamed grated taro and coconut cream. cf. lololo₂, niu kūlolo.

kulolo [ku-lo-lo].  s. A pudding made of kalo and cocoanut, or of breadfruit and cocoanut; imi oia i kulolo, he mea ono loa ia ai.

kulopia [kulo·pia].  vi. to decay, as crops. (Malo 199, Emerson note)

kūlō pia.  n.v. the long process of sweetening arrowroot starch (pia); to do this.

kumino.  n. cumin. Probably Gr. kyminom. (Isa. 28.25)

kumino ʻeleʻeledill (RSV), fitch [seed of a plant] (KJV) (Isa. 28.25)

kumino [ku-mi-no].  s. Gr Cumin, an herb. Isa. 28:25.

kunu₁.  vt. to broil on coals, as of meat, fish. also kōʻala. [(AN) PPN *tunu, cook on open fire; roast, grill]

kunu [ku-nu].  To lay meat on the embers to roast; hence, To roast meat on the coals.

kunukunu₂ [kunu·kunu].  redup. of kunu₁, to broil on coals, as of meat, fish... PCP *tunutunu, to broil.

kupa₄.  nvt. soup, stew; to boil, make soup or stew; boiled. see ex. ʻāmikamika. Eng.

kupa kopemake coffee (NKE)

kupa [ku-pa].  Eng. Hawaiian pronunciation for soup.

kū paʻakai [kū paʻa·kai].  vt. to soak in brine, as meat.

kūpaʻakai [kū·paʻa·kai].  nvt. same as pū paʻakai; to eat poi or sweet potatoes with salt or relish such as ʻinamona, and without meat or greens; hence a place without fish or meat.

Mai kākou e kūpaʻakai.Come and let's have some poi with a little salt.

kupa pāpapa Pukikī.  n. Portuguese bean soup (KAN)
 

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lahomāpū [laho·mā·pū].  n. kiwi fruit. also huaʻai kiwi.

laiki, raisi [laiki].  n. rice (Oryza sativa). Eng. (Neal 69–71)

laiki palaifried rice (NKE)

laiki, lāisi.  n. rice.

laiki keʻokeʻowhite rice. also lāisi keʻokeʻo

laiki mākuʻebrown rice. also lāisi mākuʻe

laiki mōchīmochi rice. also lāisi mōchī

pōpō laikirice ball, musubi. also pōpō lāisi, musubī

laiki [lai-ki].  s. Hawaiian orthography for raisi. Eng. Rice; a vegetable; a species of grain. s. Rice, &c.

laikī [lai·kī].  n. litchi. Eng.

laikī [lai·kī].  n. lychee, litchi.

laima.  see pāpapa.

pāpapa laimalima bean

laimi.  n. lime. Eng.

lakika₂.  n. radish. Eng.

lali.  vs. greasy, as pork fat; slippery and shiny, glittering, sparkling, bright; sticky. cf. ali, hulali. [(NP) PPN *lali, wet]

hoʻolalito cause greasiness, glitter

Lali ka ʻili i ka hou.Skin sticky with perspiration.

lali [la-li].  adj. Greasy, as the face or hands in eating pork; fat; shining with grease.

lama₃, rama.  n. rum; any intoxicating drink. Eng.

ana lama hanubreathalyzer

He kanaka inu lama.A person fond of drinking; a drinker or heavy drinker.

nui lama kokoblood alcohol level

lama hoʻohuihui ʻia [lama hoʻo·hui·hui ʻia].  n. mixed alcoholic drink, cocktail, highball. lit., mixed rum.

lau ʻai.  n. salad. lit., edible leaves.

lauʻai [lau·ʻai].  n. vegetable. see ʻaila meakanu.

Maikaʻi ka lauʻai no ke olakino.Vegetables are good for you.

lau ʻai ʻia.  greens (edible) (EH)

lauʻala [lau·ʻala].  n. herb, as basil, thyme, etc.

ʻO ke kōkoʻolau, he lauʻala lapaʻau ia i kī maikaʻi no ka lapaʻau ʻana i kekahi mau ʻano maʻi.Kōkoʻolau is a kind of herb with medical properties which makes a good tea for treating some kinds of sickness.

laulau₁ [lau·lau].  nvt. wrapping, wrapped package; packages of ti leaves or banana leaves containing pork, beef, salted fish, or taro tops, baked in the ground oven, steamed or broiled; any cloth, net, or leaves used as a wrapper or carrier; to wrap or carry in such bundles. [PPN *laulau, basket or leaves for serving or carrying food; to serve food]

laulau monibundle of money (Kin. 42.35)

laulau [lau-lau].  A bundle, as of food done up the second time. The netting in which food is carried.

lau nahele ʻai ʻia.  edible herb (EH)

laupaʻahapa [lau·paʻa·hapa]. 

ʻailakele laupaʻahapapolyunsaturated fat

lāwalu [lā·walu].  nvt. fish or meat bound in ti leaves for cooking; to cook thus.

palaoa lāwaludough cooked in ti leaves

lawalu [la-wa-lu].  v. To cook meat on the coals inclosed in ki leaves; e koala, e hoomoa me ka laui. s. Meat roasted on the coals bound up in ki leaves. adj. Cooked, as meat or fish. See above. Hoomanao ae la lakou i na wahine a lakou, i na ia lawalu, i ka poi, &c., they remembered their wives, their cooked fish, their poi, &c.

leka₃.  n. leek (Allium porrum). (Neal 198), (Nah. 11.5) . Eng.

leka [le-ka].  s. Eng. A leek, an herb. Nah. 11:5.

lekeuma [leke·uma].  n. legume. Eng.

lemi.  n. lemon (Citrus limonia), lime (C. aurantifolia). Eng. (Neal 482–3)

wai lemilemonade, limeada

lemi.  see wai lemi, lemonade. ...

lemiwai.  n. var. spelling of lemi wai, a kind of water lemon...

lemi wai, lemiwai.  n. a kind of water lemon, sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis), a passion fruit with heart-shaped leaves; good-tasting fruits, 5 to 9 cm long, ovoid, orange to purplish. also lani wai, lemona. (Neal 598)

lenekila, lenetia [lene·kila, lenetia].  n. lentils (Lens esculenta). Eng. (Ezek. 4.9)

lenekila [lene·kila].  n. lentil.

lenatila [le-na-ti-la].  s. Eng. Lentiles, a kind of food. Ezek. 4:9.

lepili.  n. label, tag; to label. Eng.

lepili māhuaolafood label, as for giving product information on a package of food

līkao [lī·kao].  n. lotus. also kalo Pākē, same as ʻili uaua, a taro... Chinese lingao.

lina₄.  n. green onion, having a white bulb with purple inside. [mān: rnm] cf. ʻoʻa, green onion...

līpehu.  var. spelling of līpehe, same as līpaʻakai, salted limu...

lohelohe i honua.  banana (poetic) (EH)

lokomoko.  n. loco moco (generally white rice, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and brown gravy). (KAN)

lola laiki.  n. sushi (lit. rice roll) (HE)

lūʻau₂.  n. Hawaiian feast, named for the taro tops always served at one; this is not an ancient name, but goes back at least to 1856, when so used by the Pacific Commercial Advertiser; formerly a feast was pāʻina or ʻahaʻaina.

lūʻau Haole [lū·ʻau haole].  n. spinach. lit., foreign taro tops.

luhiehu₂ [luhi·ehu].  vs. soft, cooked soft. (And.)

luhiehu [lu-hi-e-hu].  adj. Soft; cooked soft; pala, moa.

luliluli [luli·luli].  see waiū luliluli, milk shake...

lumi kuke, lumikuke.  n. kitchen. lit., cooking room.

lumi kuke.  n. kitchen.
 

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mahamelo, masamelo [maha·melo].  n. marshmallow. Eng.

mahina₅.  n. a variety of onion, similar to silver onion.

māhinu₂ [mā·hinu].  vs. partly cooked, as Chinese vegetables; beginning to cook, as lūʻau leaves that are getting greener and softer.

mahi waina.  n.v. vineyard; grape raiser; to cultivate grapes.

mahiwaina [ma-hi-wai-na].  s. Mahi and waina, a grape vine. A vine dresser; a cultivator of grapes. Ioan. 15:1.

māhu. 

kokoleka me ka waiū māhuchocolate with steamed milk

maiʻa.  n. all kinds of bananas and plantains (for banana cultivation, see (Kam. 76:37–9)). Originally the banana was introduced by the Hawaiians, and native varieties were developed, some of which are still used. When the white man came, about 70 different kinds were known; today, only about half that number. These are mainly varieties of Musa xparadisiaca, especially the varieties sapientum and normalis. Some kinds are eaten raw, others cooked. (Neal 245–51) Bananas were taboo to women except certain ones, as maiʻa iho lena and maiʻa pōpō ʻulu, with yellow flesh. Bananas are not mentioned in songs because of unfavorable connotations: see līlā, ʻolohaka. It was considered bad luck to dream of bananas, to meet a man carrying bananas, or to take them in fishing canoes. [(??) PPN *maika, banana (musa sp.)]

Hoʻohui ʻāina pala ka maiʻa.Annexation is ripe bananas. [no good for us]. (ON 1063)

Pala ka maiʻa.The banana is ripe (Nothing is gained.) [a rude expression]. (ON 2591)

maka₅.  vs.
  • raw, as fish;
  • uncooked;
  • green, unripe, as fruit;
  • fresh as distinct from salted provisions;
  • wet, as sand.
  cf. kāmakamaka. [(AN) PPN *mata, raw, unripe]

maka.  see entries under palaoa.

palaoa makaflour

palaoa maka huika pihawhole wheat flour

maka [ma-ka].  adj. Raw in opposition to cooked, as raw, uncooked flesh. Fresh, as fresh provisions in distinction from salted.

makakema, makekemia [maka·kema].  n. macadamia. Eng.

makalē [maka·lē].  n. mackerel, canned sardines. Eng.

makali₂.  vs. barely cooked, underdone. rare. 

makalina [maka·lina].  n. margarine, oleomargarine. Eng.

maka loa.  vs. very green, as a fruit; barely cooked, very raw.

makaloa [ma-ka-lo-a].  adj. Always green; always fresh.

makaloni [maka·loni].  n. macaroni. Eng.

makamaka hou.  fresh (as fish) (EH)

makaʻopihi₁.  n. opihi scooped out of its shell.

makapā₂ [maka·pā].  n. stones that break in a fire, not desirable for the imu.

makeima, makekemia.  n. macadamia. Eng.

mākeke₂ [mā·keke].  black mustard (Brassica nigra), a cosmopolitan herb, a weed in Hawaiʻi, but formerly cultivated for the seeds, which are the main source of table mustard. Small yellow flowers, and later erect seed pods, are borne on tall stems. Eng.

Hua mākekegrain of mustard seed (Mat. 13.31)

makeke [ma-ke-ke].  s. Eng. Mustard. Mat. 13:31. Hua makeke, mustard seed.

malakeke [mala·keke].  n. molasses. Eng.

malasada.  n. malasada (KAN)

māla waina.  n. vineyard. lit., grape garden.

malawaina [ma-la-wai-na].  s. Mala, a garden, and waina, grapes. A patch for grapes; a vineyard. Kin. 9:20.

malohāhā, malōhāhā [malo·hā·hā].  same as maloʻohāhā, very dry, as some turkey meat...

malōhāhā.  var. spelling of malohāhā, very dry, as some turkey meat...

mana [ma-na].  Food while being chewed in the mouth, children were fed by taking the food from the mother's mouth and putting it into the child's; a mouthful of food. To chew food for infants; e mana aku i ka ai na ke keiki.

māna ʻai. 
  • chewed food (as kava, kukui nut for medicine),
  • eat little, without relish
  (EH)

manakō [mana·kō].  n. mango (Mangifera indica), a large, common fruit tree from India. Long, narrow leaves form a dense top, and large ovoid, juicy fruits develop usually between March and October. Eng. (Neal 521–3)

manamana iʻa [mana·mana iʻa].  n. fish stick. lit., fish finger.

mane₁.  n. manna. Eng. (Puk. 16.31)

mane [ma-ne].  s. Heb. Manna, the food of the Israelites in the wilderness of Arabia. Puk. 16:31.

manini palai.  n. fried manini (KAN)

maʻono.  n. flavor. cf. mea hōʻonoʻono.

māpina [mā·pina].  n. muffin. Eng.

māpina pelenebran muffin

masakeke [masa·keke].  n. mustard. Eng.

masamelo [masa·melo].  n. marshmallow. also mahamelo. Eng.

matete [ma-te-te].  s. Eng. Mustard; a plant; hua matete, mustard seed. See makeke.

māwaewae₁ [mā·wae·wae].  redup. of māwae₁, ₂, cleft, fissure, crevice, crack, as in rocks...; to separate, sort, select, to cleanse, as from defilement...; a ceremony for a child, held a few days after birth, during which the mother was given special food.

mawaewae [ma-wae-wae].  s. The fish prepared or food first given to a new born infant; he hanau wale iho na wahine ilihune i ka lakou mau keiki me ka mawaewae ole.

mea ʻai, meaʻai.  n. food, refreshment, groceries.

meaʻai [mea·ʻai].  n. var. spelling of mea ʻai; food. see pūʻulu meaʻai, ʻailakele, and entry below

kuʻina meaʻaifood chain

meaʻai waiūdairy product

pūnaewele meaʻaifood web

meaʻai hikiwawe [mea·ʻai hiki·wawe].  n. fast food. lit., quickly done food.

hale ʻaina meaʻai hikiwawefast-food restaurant

ʻO ka mea maʻamau, nui ka ʻailakele o ka meaʻai hikiwawe.Fast foods usually contain a lot of fat.

mea ʻai kakahiaka.  n. breakfast cereal (HE)

mea ʻai launahele.  n. var. spelling of mea ʻai lau nahele, vegetable. lit., forest leaf food.

mea ʻai lau nahele, mea ʻai launahele.  n. vegetable. lit., forest leaf food.

mea ʻai māmā [mea ʻai mā·mā].  n. light refreshment.

mea ʻai momona.  n. dessert.

mea hōʻonoʻono [mea hō·ʻono·ʻono].  n. flavoring. lit, thing to make tasty. cf. maʻono.

mea inu, meainu.  n. beverage, drink, potion.

meainu [mea·inu].  n. drink, beverage.

mea inu hoʻohuihui.  mixed drink (EH)

mea inu hoʻohuʻihuʻi.  cold beverage, iced drink (EH)

mea kanu, meakanu.  n. plants, crops.

meakanu [mea·kanu].  n. var. spelling of mea kanu, plant... see pahu hoʻoulu meakanu, planter (box)...

ʻaila meakanuvegetable oil

meakanu puaflowering plant

mea lole pipi.  n. butcher. also kanaka lole pipi. see pepa lole pipi.

meaomōmo [mea·omōmo].  n. drinking straw. lit., object (for) sucking.

meaʻono.  n. var. spelling of mea ʻono, cake of any kind, pastry, dessert, cookie. lit., delicious thing.

mea ʻono, meaʻono.  n. cake of any kind, pastry, dessert, cookie. lit., delicious thing.

meaʻono kele.  n. jelly roll.

mea ʻono kihikihi [mea ʻono kihi·kihi].  n. square or rectangular pastry as made by Chinese. lit., cake [with] corners.

mea ʻono kuki.  n. var. spelling of meaʻono kuki, cookie.

meaʻono kuki, mea ʻono kuki.  n. cookie.

mea ʻono moʻa ʻole.  n. var. spelling of meaʻono moʻa ʻole, batter, uncooked cake.

meaʻono moʻa ʻole, mea ʻono moʻa ʻole.  n. batter, uncooked cake.

mea ʻono ʻōhelo papa.  n. var. spelling of meaʻono ʻōhelo papa, strawberry shortcake.

meaʻono ʻōhelo papa, mea ʻono ʻōhelo papa [meaʻono ʻō·helo papa].  n. strawberry shortcake.

meaʻono palauni [mea·ʻono palauni].  n. brownie, the dessert. also palauni.

meaʻono paona.  n. pound cake.

mea ʻono puaʻa.  n. Chinese pork cake. (Commonly called manapua today; cf. pepeiao₇.)

mea puhi palaoa.  n. baker (KAN)

mea ʻuī lemi.  n. lemon juicer (KAN)

mea wehe kini.  n. can opener.

mea wehe kini.  n. can opener.

mele [me-le].  s. For meli. Honey. See meli. Isa.7:15.

melehune [mele·hune].  n. mushroom. Niʻihau. also kūkaelio.

melehune pōpōehupuffball, a kind of mushroom

meleni.  n. melon. also ipu. see ipuʻala. Tah..

meli ʻeleao [meli ʻele·ao].  n. honeydew, i.e. a sweet juice secreted by aphids. lit., aphid honey.

mena.  var. of mane₁, manna... (AP)

mena [me-na].  s. Heb. Manna. See mane.

meoneki [meo·neki].  n. mayonnaise.

kāpiki meonekicole slaw

mēpala [mē·pala].  n. maple. Eng.

metopio [me-to-pi-o].  s. Name of a spice, galbanum. Puk. 30:34.

mīkana [mī·kana].  n. the papaya (Carica papaya), a small tree, a native of tropical America, long popular in Hawaiʻi for its melon-like fruits. Hawaiʻi. also hēʻī, milikana, papaia. (Neal 600–1)

mīkini kāwili.  n. mixer, blender (KAN)

mīkini kupa kope.  n. coffee maker (KAN)

mīkini kupa laiki.  n. rice cooker (KAN)

mīkini pūlehu palaoa.  n. toaster (KAN)

miko₁.  vs. seasoned with salt (Kol. 4.6) ; salted, tasty. cf. mikomiko.

hoʻomikoto season, salt

hoʻomiko ai me ka paʻakaiseason with salt (Oihk. 2.13)

miko [mi-ko].  v. To be salted; to be seasoned, as food. FIG. To be tasteful; to be edifying and profitable, as instructive conversation. Kol. 4:6. To be advantaged by another; to be benefited. Ezera 4:14. Hoo. To season; to salt. Oihk. 2:13. adj. Seasoned with salt; savory; saltish. Puk. 29:2. Na mea miko, spicery used in embalming. 2 Oihl. 16:14.

mīkole₁ [mī·kole].  vt. to eat fastidiously, in small portions; to nibble, as at salt or relish; to eat sparingly.

mikole [mi-ko-le].  v. Miko and ole, not. To eat daintily; to eat fastidiously; to eat temperately. To eat in an awkward manner, like an aged person who had lost his teeth. To suck the fingers, as in eating the inamona. To desire strongly; to wish for very much; to look for something a person wants.

mikomiko [miko·miko].  redup. of miko₁; garnish; delicious; salted lightly; entertaining, instructive, as conversation. cf. mīkololohua.

hoʻomikomikocaus/sim

mikomiko [mi-ko-mi-ko].  v. See miko. To be tasteful, as well seasoned food; to relish well, as food. To be pungent or bitter to the taste; e mulemule. To be pleasant; to be instructive; to be entertaining in conversation. To be pleased or satisfied with the arrangement of an affair. Laieik. 40. adj. Relishable, as food; seasoned.

milikana [mili·kana].  same as mīkana, papaya...

milikana [mi-li-ka-na].  s. The name of the pawpaw tree; also the name of the fruit; he papaia, he hei.

mineta [mi-ne-ta].  s. Eng. Name of an herb, mint. Mat. 23:23.

moa [mo-a].  v. To dry; to roast; i mai la kela, aole i moa ka baka, that person said, the tobacco leaf is not dry; to bake. Oihk. 6:17. To be cooked in an oven or pan. Oihk. 7:9. Hoo. To be thoroughly cooked or baked. Oihk. 23:17. To cook food generally, vegetable or animal. adj. Done, that is, cooked thoroughly in any way; ai moa, cooked vegetable food; ia moa, cooked flesh. &c.; moa lea, fully cooked; berena moa ole, dough.

moʻa hapa.  vs. medium rare, as meat. lit., partial cooked. also hapa moʻa.

moa hulihuli.  n. rotisserie chicken (KAN)

moʻa iki.  cooked (underdone), rare (EH)

moʻa kolekole [moʻa kole·kole].  vs. cooked rare, as beef.

moa kū.  chicken stew (EH)

moʻala₂.  vi. to relish food, as after having lost the appetite. rare. 

Ke moʻala maila ka ʻono o ka ʻai.The savor of food has been renewed.

moa laiki loloa.  n. chicken long rice (KAN)

moʻa leʻa.  vs. well-cooked, as pig.

moalea [mo-a-le-a].  adj. Moa and lea, very. Thoroughly cooked, as food.

moʻa loa.  vs. well done, as meat. lit., very cooked.

moʻa maka.  vs. barely cooked. lit., cooked raw.

moa palai.  fried chicken (EH)

mōchī [mō·chī].  n. mochi. Japn..

laiki mōchīmochi rice

lāisi mōchīmochi rice

mokae₂.  same as mōkaekae, gratifying to the taste, tasty, as mealy sweet potato...

mōkaekae [mō·kae·kae].  vs. gratifying to the taste, tasty, as mealy sweet potato. cf. kaekae.

mōkuhikuhi [mō·kuhi·kuhi].  vs. sweet, as sugar.

mokuhikuhi [mo-ku-hi-ku-hi].  adj. Mo and kuhikuhi, sweet. Sweet; sweet. as sugar.

mokumoku₃ [moku·moku].  see palaoa mokumoku, dumpling...

monakō [mona·kō].  n. glucose. cf. huakō, fructose...

Loaʻa nui ka monakō ma loko o kekahi mau ʻano huaʻai a me nā ʻaʻaʻa holoholona kekahi, a he hapa mai kōna momona i ke kōpaʻa maʻamau.Glucose is usually found in some fruits and animal tissues and is about half as sweet as regular sugar.

monakō kokoblood glucose

moni i ka hāʻae.  to water at the mouth (EH)

mua₂.  n. men's eating house.

mua [mu-a].  s. The name of a house for men only in ancient times; the house was kapu to women. The distinguishing name of one of the six houses constituting a family arrangement. See hale. Eono hale o na kanaka—he mua, oia kekahi, men had six houses—a mua was one; the mua was the eating house for the husband; ai no ke kane ma ka mua, the husband ate in the mua. See Mooolelo Hawaii 59. Holo kiki aku la o Papa a komo i mua e paio me Wakea. Papa ran hastily and entered the eating house or husband's house to quarrel with Wakea.

mūʻā₁.  n. feeding mouth-to-mouth. cf. kau, pūʻā.

ʻAi ā kau, ʻai ā mūʻā.Fed in the mouth, fed mouth-to-mouth. (KL. line 472)

mua [mu-a].  v. To mumble food, as for a child; to eat with the lips. A person with pouting or large lips.

mūʻā₂.  n. bottle-necked gourd, as used for drinking.

muʻe.  vs. bitter.

hoʻomuʻeto make bitter

mue [mu-e].  adj. Bitter; bad tasted; offensive to the palate.

muʻemuʻe [muʻe·muʻe].  redup. of muʻe, bitter...

muemue [mu-e-mu-e].  adj. Bitter; bad tasted; offensive to the palate.

mula, mura.  n. myrrh. Eng. (Mele 4.14)

mula [mu-la].  s. See mura.

mule₁.  vs. bitter, as herbs; insipid, warm.

mule [mu-le].  adj. Bitter, as water; bitter, as an herb. Puk. 12:8. E paipai i ka laau mulemule a pau.

mulea.  same as mule₁, bitter... (Puk. 15.23)

mulea [mu-le-a].  adj. Bitter; sharp; bitter, as herbs; biting; caustic. v. To be bitter, as water of Mulea. Puk. 15:23.

munukō [munu·kō].  n. mung. Ilocano monggo.

pāpapa munukōmung bean

musubī [musu·bī].  n. rice ball, musubi. also pōpō laiki, pōpō lāisi. Japn..
 

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naʻaukake₁ [naʻau·kake].  n. sausage, wiener. lit., sausage (Eng.) intestines.

naaukake [na-au-ka-ke].  s. A sausage.

naʻaukake ʻAmelika [naʻau·kake ʻame·lika].  n. hot dog. lit., American sausage.

nae₄.  to give or parcel out equally, as food. (And.)

nae.  To give liberally; to distribute; to be liberal, as a landlord to his people. See nai below.

nakeke.  vs. crunchy, as fresh potato chips. Niʻihau. also nakekeke, kakani. see kamumu.

nakekeke [nake·keke].  vs. crunchy, as an apple. also nakeke, kakani. see kamumu.

naku₃.  n. a kind of red-skinned onion.

naoa₂.  n. loss of appetite, sick at the sight of food. cf. more common kanea.

naoa [na-o-a].  adj. Not relishing food, as one sick; naoa oloko, aole ono i ka ai; filled; crammed with food; disgusted or sick at the sight of food from one's own surfeit.

napoe piha.  n. whole grain. lit., full grain.

E Kalei, e lawe mai i ka palaoa napoe piha; e hana ana au i mau kanauika na kāua.Hey Kalei, bring the whole grain bread; I’m going to make some sandwiches for us.

naua₁.  pas/imp. of nau, chew...

nau ā wali.  masticate (EH)

nau kamu.  to chew gum (EH)

naunau₂ [nau·nau].  same as ʻānaunau₂, mustard plant... [(NP) PPN *nau, a plant (lepidium sp.)]

naunau [nau-nau].  s. See nau, to bite. The name of several acrid plants, as wild horseradish, cresses, pepper-grass, &c.

nehi.  vs. rotten, moldy, spoiled, as food.

nehi [ne-hi].  adj. Rotten; ruined; spoiled; applied to food.

nīoi₁ [nī·oi].  n.
  • any kind of red pepper (Capsicum annuum). (Neal 741–2)
  • fig., a controversial or important problem.

kai nīoichili pepper water (OO)

niole.  vi. to eat without relish; to pick at food without appetite. cf. mīnole. rare. 

niole [ni-o-le].  v. To eat slowly and lazily; to eat without a desire to eat; to act as in great weakness. adj. Eating slowly; eating with weakness; ai malie, hopilole, nawaliwali.

nome.  vt.
  • to eat a little at a time for a long time, as horses eating grass;
  • to munch along;
  • revolving or rolling along, as a wheel.
see chant, melu₁.

hoʻonometo cause to munch, move along

ʻŪhīʻūhā mai ana eā, ke nome aʻela iā Puna eā.Shish shish here [the fires of Pele], eating munching along through Puna. (song for Pele)

nome [no-me].  v. See nau. To chew; to grind with the teeth.

nomenome [nome·nome].  redup. of nome, eat a little at a time...

E hoʻonomenome ʻoe i kō waha ā hiki i ka wā e pau ai kuʻu oli ʻana.Mouth your words until I finish my chant.

hoʻonomenomeredup. of hoʻonome; to move the lips silently, as though speaking to oneself

nomenome [no-me-no-me].  v. See nome and naunau. To chew; to soften in the mouth; e hoowali.

nulu₂.  n. noodle. Eng.

nulu ʻĪkāliapasta
 

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ʻoʻa.  n. green onion with a purple bulb becoming white close to the tip. [mān: rnm] cf. lina.

ʻohana ʻālani [ʻohana ʻā·lani].  n. citrus. lit., orange family.

ʻōhelo ʻai [ʻō·helo ʻai].  same as ʻōhelo₁, a small native shrub (Vaccinium reticulatum), in the cranberry family... lit., edible ʻōhelo.

ʻōheloʻeleʻele [ʻō·heloʻeleʻele].  n. blackberries.

ʻōhelo papa [ʻō·helo papa].  n. a native strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis var. sandwicensis) growing on Hawaiʻi and Maui between altitudes of 1,050 and 1,800 m, and closely related to varieties from Alaska and Patagonia. The whole plant, except the upper side of the leaves, is silky-hairy. Fruits ripen from June to September, and are red. Other cultivated species and varieties, with larger fruits, are grown in Hawaiʻi. (Neal 393)

ohelopapa [o-he-lo-pa-pa].  s. A strawberry.

ʻōhinu₁ [ʻō·hinu].  nvs. shiny, greasy; piece of roasted meat; roast; grease. [(??) PPN *koo-sinu, ?? (problematic)]

Ka ʻōhinu lele uahi manu ē.The grease coming from the bird smoke. (chant)

ohinu [o-hi-nu].  s. The piece of meat roasted as above, or a piece for roasting. 1 Sam. 2:15; Isa. 44:16. Ka ohinu Iele uwahi manu e O ka manu ai leleu. The name of the stick which turns while the meat is roasting.

ʻokamila [ʻoka·mila].  n. oatmeal. Eng.

ulahi ʻokamilaoatmeal flake

ʻoka pākahikahi [ʻoka pā·kahi·kahi].  vt. à la carte, as on a menu. Niʻihau. also ma ka ʻikamu.

ʻokiʻoki palaoa.  to slice bread (EH)

ʻōkolehao₁ [ʻō·kole·hao].  n. liquor distilled from ti root in a still of the same name; later, a gin as made of rice or pineapple juice. lit., iron bottom.

okolehao [o-ko-le-hao].  The vulgar but expressive name given to liquor which natives and some foreigners distill from ki root; so called from the name of the pot above mentioned.

ʻolohua [ʻolo·hua].  same as hua pōpolo, fruit of the pōpolo.

olohua [o-lo-hua].  s. A berry somewhat like the whortleberry, the fruit of the popolo.

ʻōmā [ʻō·mā].  n. Maine lobster. French homard.

ʻoma kōʻala [ʻoma kō·ʻala].  n. broiler oven. lit., oven (for) broiling.

ʻomawawe [ʻoma·wawe].  n. microwave oven. lit., fast oven.

ʻono ka puʻu.  to relish (EH)

ʻōpae me ka laiki.  n. shrimp and rice (KAN)

ʻōpelu maloʻo.  n. dried mackeral scads (KAN)

ōpūhue [ō·pū·hue].  n. round, low calabash. lit., calabash clump.

ʻōpūku.  tripe stew. (NKE)

ʻōpuʻuhame [ʻō·puʻu·hame].  n. clove, the spice.

ʻōwana [ʻō·wana].  var. spelling of ʻōana, small taro peeled, wrapped in ti leaves, and baked in the ground oven...