awapuhi

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noun

Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

OriginHawaiian ʻawapuhi ← Proto-Polynesian *kava-pui →
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Meanings

nounawapuhi (uncountable)
  1. HawaiiuncountableZingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

Origin

  1. Proto-Polynesian*kawa
  2. Proto-Polynesian*kava-pui
  3. Hawaiianʻawapuhi
  4. Englishawapuhi

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawapuhi, from Proto-Polynesian *kava-pui from Proto-Polynesian *kawa; doublet of kava and kawakawa via Tongan and Māori respectively.

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APA

awapuhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awapuhi

MLA

“awapuhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awapuhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awapuhi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awapuhi.

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