kalua

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noun

A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu.

“kalua pig; kalua turkey”

OriginHawaiian kālua →
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Meanings

nounkalua (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called an imu.
adjectivekalua (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCooked using the kalua method.

    kalua pig; kalua turkey

Origin

  1. Hawaiiankālua
  2. Hawaiiankālua
  3. Englishkalua

Borrowed from Hawaiian kālua.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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