English Explanatory Dictionary

hala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

adj

Embarrassed or ashamed.

Word forms

hala halas more hala most hala

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

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