Hawaiian noun · Nature
hau kea
Pronunciation: /HAU KEH-ah/
Meaning
white frost, snow
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka hau kea ma luna o nā kuahiwi kiʻekiʻe i ka wā hoʻoilo.
I saw the white frost on the high mountains during winter.
Mahina hau kea ka mahina i kēia manawa, ua anuanu loa.
The moon is like white frost this month; it is very cold.
Makemake nā keiki e pāʻani i ka hau kea, akā ua wela ka lā.
The children want to play in the white frost, but the sun is hot.
About this word
“hau kea” is a Hawaiian noun meaning white frost, snow. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.