Hawaiian Noun · Culture
hano
Pronunciation: /HAH-noh/
Meaning
A nose flute, a traditional Hawaiian wind instrument.
Example sentences
Hele mai, e ho'olohe i ke kani o ka hano.
Come here, listen to the sound of the nose flute.
Ua aʻo ʻia ʻo ia i ka pāʻani ʻana i ka hano ma kona wā kamaliʻi.
He was taught to play the nose flute in his childhood.
ʻO ka hano kekahi mea kani kahiko o Hawaiʻi.
The nose flute is an ancient musical instrument of Hawaiʻi.
About this word
“hano” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A nose flute, a traditional Hawaiian wind instrument. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.