Hawaiian Noun · Nature
haleʻaha
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh-AH-ha/
Meaning
A type of edible seaweed. It highlights the bounty of the ocean as a food source.
Example sentences
Ua ʻohi mau koʻu kupuna wahine i ka haleʻaha no ka ʻaina awakea.
My grandmother often gathered haleʻaha for the afternoon meal.
He meaʻai nui ka haleʻaha i ke kai, a he ʻono hoʻi.
Haleʻaha is abundant in the sea, and it is also delicious.
Ma ka lā kai, ʻimi mākou i ka haleʻaha e hoʻohui i loko o kā mākou meaʻai.
On a foraging trip to the ocean, we looked for haleʻaha to add to our food.
About this word
“haleʻaha” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A type of edible seaweed. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.