English Explanatory Dictionary

Kahoolawe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An uninhabited island, the smallest of the main 8 islands of Hawaii in the United States.

Pronunciation

/kəˌhoʊ.əˈlɑːwiː/

Word forms

Kahoolawe Kaho'olawe Kahulawi

Etymology

From Hawaiian Kahoʻolawe, from ka (“the”) + hoʻolawe (“to subtract, erode”).

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