Hawaiian noun · Sea
hē
Pronunciation: /heh-eh/
Meaning
Octopus (heʻe)
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka hē nui i loko o ka wai ʻo Nānākuli.
I saw a large octopus in the water at Nānākuli.
Ua pepehi ka pali i ka nalu, akā ʻaʻole ua hē.
The cliff struck the wave, but not the octopus.
Ke kuke nei ʻo ia i ka hē no ka ʻaina awakea.
She is cooking octopus for lunch.
About this word
“hē” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Octopus (heʻe). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.