holoku

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.

Word forms

holoku holokus holokū

Etymology

From Hawaiian holokū, usually explained as some sense of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”).

Synonyms

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