Hawaiian noun · Nature
ʻAwapuhi
Pronunciation: /ah-wah-POO-hee/
Meaning
Shampoo ginger
Example sentences
Ua ʻohi ʻo ia i ka ʻawapuhi no ka ʻūmiʻi.
She picked the shampoo ginger for the shampoo.
He ʻala nō ka ʻawapuhi i ka nahele.
The shampoo ginger has a fragrance in the forest.
Hāʻawi mai i kekahi ʻāpana ʻawapuhi e holoi ai koʻu lauoho.
Give me a piece of shampoo ginger to wash my hair.
About this word
“ʻAwapuhi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Shampoo ginger. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.