Hawaiian Noun · Sea
hamoʻula
Pronunciation: /hah-moh-oo-lah/
Meaning
A type of red bait or lure used for fishing. Its color was attractive to certain fish.
Example sentences
Ua hamoʻula lākou i ka makau no ka weke.
They used hamoʻula on the hook for the triggerfish.
ʻO ka hamoʻula ke kumu i loaʻa ai ka iʻa nui.
The hamoʻula was the reason they got a large fish.
Nani ka waihoʻoluʻu o ka hamoʻula i ka lā.
The color of the hamoʻula is beautiful in the sun.
About this word
“hamoʻula” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A type of red bait or lure used for fishing. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.