English Explanatory Dictionary

maoli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Maoli (native Hawaiian)
  2. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia, having large bunches of long, round fruits with dark-colored flesh.
noun
  1. A native of the Polynesian people who settled Hawaii.
  2. Alternative form of maoli (type of banana).
  3. A religious sect of central India.

Word forms

maoli maolis

Etymology

Senses 1 and 2 are borrowed from Hawaiian maoli. Compare Maori (the indigenous people in New Zealand).

Derived words

Kanaka Maoli
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