Hawaiian Noun · Culture
hohoa
Pronunciation: /hoh-HOH-wah/
Meaning
A round wooden beater used for pounding kapa cloth.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻohana ka wahine i ka hohoa e wili ʻili kapa.
The woman used the kapa beater to pound the kapa cloth.
Hilahila keiki i ka ʻike ʻana i ka hohoa kahiko me ka pōhaku.
The child was shy seeing the old beater with the stone.
I loko o ka hale hōʻikeʻike, aia ka hohoa ma ka paia.
In the museum, the kapa beater is on the wall.
About this word
“hohoa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A round wooden beater used for pounding kapa cloth. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.