Hawaiian Verb · Land
ʻāpō
Pronunciation: /AH-poh/
Meaning
To engulf, swallow up; how lava covers and transforms the land.
Example sentences
Ua ʻāpō ka pele i ka ʻāina mokupuni.
The lava engulfed the island land.
Nānā ka poʻe me ka hoʻowahāwahā i ka ʻāpō ʻana o ka ʻāina.
The people watched with awe as the land was engulfed.
Manaʻo ka poʻe ua hewa kā lākou hana i ka wā i ʻāpō ai ka hale.
They thought their actions were wrong when the house was engulfed.
About this word
“ʻāpō” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To engulf, swallow up; how lava covers and transforms the land. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.