English Explanatory Dictionary

mahu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti.
  2. A gay person; homosexual.

Word forms

mahu mahus

Etymology

From Hawaiian māhū.

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