Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hāpapa
Pronunciation: /hah-PAH-pah/
Meaning
Shallow, flat rock or coral reef; a flat, low-lying area.
Example sentences
Hele kākou i ka hāpapa ma kahakai e ʻimi iʻa liʻiliʻi.
Let's go to the shallow reef by the beach to look for small fish.
Ma kēlā wahi, he ʻāina ākea a he hāpapa wale nō.
In that place, it's a wide and just a flat, low-lying area.
Ua pā ka waʻa i ka hāpapa pohō, akā ʻaʻole i pōʻino nui.
The canoe hit a submerged shallow rock, but it wasn't greatly damaged.
About this word
“hāpapa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Shallow, flat rock or coral reef; a flat, low-lying area. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.