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.

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