Hawaiian Noun · Nature
alaea
Pronunciation: /ah-LAH-eh-ah/
Meaning
Reddish-brown ocher, often found in soil
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka lepo ʻulaʻula ʻano alaea ma ka pali.
I saw the reddish-brown dirt like alaea on the cliff.
Hoʻohana nā kūpuna i ka palapala me ka alaea no ka hoʻonani ʻana i nā pōhaku.
The ancestors used paint with alaea to decorate the rocks.
He ʻano kohola hou kaʻu i ʻike ai, ua ʻaʻaleʻa kona kino me ka alaea.
I saw a new type of clam, its body was tinged with alaea red.
About this word
“alaea” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Reddish-brown ocher, often found in soil. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.