Hawaiian Noun · Places
alaloa
Pronunciation: /AH-lah-LOH-ah/
Meaning
Highway, main road. A principal road connecting towns or cities.
Example sentences
Ua holo kaʻu kaʻa ma luna o ka ʻalaloa e hele ai i ke kūlanakoiʻa.
My car drove on the highway to get to the city.
Nui nā hale kūʻai ma kēlā ʻaoʻao o ka ʻalaloa.
There are many shops on that side of the main road.
Pono ka poʻe hele wāwae e akahele ma ke kaʻahele ʻalaloa.
Pedestrians need to be careful on the highway sidewalk.
About this word
“alaloa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Highway, main road. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.