Hawaiian Noun · Food
ʻāpala
Pronunciation: /AH-pah-lah/
Meaning
Apple. A introduced fruit that became popular.
Example sentences
Makemake au i ka ʻai ʻana i ka ʻāpala ʻulaʻula.
I like to eat red apples.
Ua kūʻai ʻo ia i ʻelua ʻāpala no ka ʻaina awakea.
He bought two apples for lunch.
He meaʻono loa ka ʻāpala i hala iho nei i ka makahiki.
The apple from last year is very delicious.
About this word
“ʻāpala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Apple. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.