Hawaiian Noun · Nature
auhou
Pronunciation: /au-HOH-oo/
Meaning
A type of small, hard wood tree
Example sentences
Ua ʻike kaʻu kupuna kāne i nā kauwahi o ka ʻāina i kanu ʻia ai ka auhou.
My grandfather knew the locations on the land where the auhou was planted.
He ʻano lāʻau paʻa ko ka auhou, kūpono no ka hana ʻana i nā mea hana kōkua.
The auhou has a hard wood, suitable for making tools.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao hikina o ka mokupuni, ʻike ʻia ka auhou ma nā wahi i maloʻo.
On the eastern side of the island, the auhou is found in dry areas.
About this word
“auhou” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A type of small, hard wood tree. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.