Hawaiian Noun · Land
holokaʻa
Pronunciation: /hoh-loh-kah-ah/
Meaning
A hollow or indentation in the land, a depression.
Example sentences
Nui ka holokaʻa ma ka ʻaoʻao o mauna i hōʻiliʻili ai ka wai ua.
The depression on the side of the mountain where rainwater collects is large.
Ua pena lākou i ka ipu lāʻau a ke hele hou ʻoe ma ka holokaʻa.
They painted the wooden bowl and you walk again in the hollow.
Ma ka holokaʻa nui ma luna o ka pali, ua ulu nā mea kanu.
In the large depression on top of the cliff, plants have grown.
About this word
“holokaʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A hollow or indentation in the land, a depression. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.