dala

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noun

The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.

OriginHawaiian kālā ← English dollar →
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Meanings

noundala (plural dala)
  1. historicalThe currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.

    My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.

    2018, Todd A. Watkins, Introduction to Microfinance

Origin

  1. Englishdollar
  2. Hawaiiankālā
  3. Englishdala

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LadaAldadaalAdalaald
Cite this entry
APA

dala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dala

MLA

“dala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dala.

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