Etymology

Mauna Kea

Today it means: A dormant volcano in Hawaii; the tallest mountain in the world from its base on the sea floor. Full definition →

Hawaiian Mauna Kea
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The story

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromMauna Kea
  2. English todayMauna Kea

Unadapted borrowing from Hawaiian Mauna Kea (literally “White Mountain”), presumably in reference to its seasonal snow cover.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.