Hawaiian Phrase · Culture
ʻai ʻawakea
Pronunciation: /ah-ee ah-WAH-keh-ah/
Meaning
To eat lunch; noon meal.
Example sentences
Hele kākou e ʻai ʻawakea ma ka hale ʻaina.
Let's go eat lunch at the restaurant.
Ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka hana, ua ʻai ʻawakea mākou.
Before the work started, we ate lunch.
Kani ka ʻōkolekaʻa no ka ʻai ʻawakea!
The clock is ringing for lunch!
About this word
“ʻai ʻawakea” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To eat lunch; noon meal. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.