Hawaiian Noun · Culture
hatch
Pronunciation: /HAHTCH/
Meaning
Hatch, opening in a deck. Used for access to storage or cargo areas on a canoe.
Example sentences
E hoʻāla ʻoe i ka hatch e nānā i ka wai mai loko mai o ka waʻa.
You should lift the hatch to check the water inside the canoe.
Ua wehe ka ʻōiwi i ka hatch nui o ka waʻa.
The navigator opened the large hatch of the canoe.
Noho mākou ma ka hatch i ka wā e hoʻomākaukau ana i ka meaʻai.
We sat by the hatch while preparing the food.
About this word
“hatch” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hatch, opening in a deck. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.