Etymology

Mauna Loa

Today it means: A volcano in Hawaii, United States; the largest volcano in the world. Full definition →

Hawaiian Mauna Loa
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The story

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

Unadapted borrowing from Hawaiian Mauna Loa (literally “Long Mountain”). Doublet of Maunaloa.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.