Etymology

kipuka

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Today it means: A zone of unharmed land completely surrounded by lava flows. Full definition →

Hawaiian kīpuka
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromkīpuka
  2. English todaykipuka

From Hawaiian kīpuka.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.