Hawaiian Phrase · Plants
e hoʻohua
Pronunciation: /eh hoh-oh-HOO-ah/
Meaning
To bear fruit, to produce. Describes a plant yielding its reproductive parts.
Example sentences
Ua mākaukau kēia lāʻau ʻōpala e hoʻohua i nā hua ʻulaʻula.
This apple tree is ready to bear red fruit.
Ke kali nei mākou e hoʻohua ka lāpaki i nā ʻiole hou.
We are waiting for the rabbit to produce new offspring.
Maikaʻi ke kanu ʻana i ka niu no ka mea, maʻalahi e hoʻohua i ka ʻōlelo.
It is good to plant coconut trees because they easily produce coconuts.
About this word
“e hoʻohua” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To bear fruit, to produce. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.