Hawaiian Adjective · Places
ʻāpapapa
Pronunciation: /AH-pah-PAH-pah/
Meaning
Flat, level area, especially land. Describes a type of terrain.
Example sentences
Hele kāua ma ka ʻāina ʻāpapapa no ka ʻimi ʻana i mea ʻai.
Let's go over the flat land to look for food.
Ua hoʻomoana mākou ma kahi ʻāpapapa kokoke i ke kai.
We camped on a flat area near the sea.
Maikaʻi ke kanu ʻana i nā mahina ʻai ma ka ʻāina ʻāpapapa.
It is good for planting vegetable gardens on flat land.
About this word
“ʻāpapapa” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Flat, level area, especially land. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.