Hawaiian Verb · Food
hoʻohā
Pronunciation: /ho-ʻo-hā/
Meaning
to bake (as bread, taro, sweet potato)
Example sentences
Ua makemake au e hoʻohā i ka berena hou i kēia kakahiaka.
I want to bake new bread this morning.
Hiki iā mākou ke hoʻohā i ka ʻuala i loko o ka umu lā.
We can bake the sweet potato in the solar oven.
Hoʻohā kaikamahine, e lawe mai i kēlā papa kuki.
Daughter, go bake and bring that cookie sheet.
About this word
“hoʻohā” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to bake (as bread, taro, sweet potato). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.