akaakai

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noun

Great bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.

OriginHawaiian ʻakaʻakai ← Proto-Polynesian *kataredup.? →
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Meanings

nounakaakai (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGreat bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani), a slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii.

Origin

  1. Proto-Polynesian*kataredup.?
  2. Hawaiianʻakaʻakai
  3. Englishakaakai

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻakaʻakai.

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APA

akaakai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akaakai

MLA

“akaakai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akaakai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “akaakai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akaakai.

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