haku

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noun

A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

OriginHawaiian hak ← Proto-Polynesian *fatu ← Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ) →
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Meanings

haku1

noun
  1. HawaiiA three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.

haku2

noun
  1. New ZealandThe yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi).

Origin

haku · noun

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  2. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  3. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batuʀ
  4. Proto-Oceanic*patu(ʀ)
  5. Proto-Polynesian*fatu
  6. Hawaiianhak
  7. Englishhaku

Borrowed from Hawaiian haku (“to braid a lei”).

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haku · noun

  1. Māorihaku
  2. Māorihaku
  3. Englishhaku

Borrowed from Māori haku.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kahuukha
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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