Hawaiian Verb Phrase · Culture
hoʻokahe koko
Pronunciation: /ho-ʻoh-kah-heh koh-koh/
Meaning
To shed blood, massacre. Literally 'to cause blood to flow'.
Example sentences
ʻAʻole makemake ka poʻe maoli i ka hoʻokahe koko ma waena o lākou.
The native people do not want bloodshed among them.
Ua makaʻu nā kānaka i ke kiʻiʻoniʻoni i loaʻa ai ka hoʻokahe koko.
The people were scared of the movie because there was bloodshed.
I ka wā o ke kaua, ua ʻike lākou i ka hoʻokahe koko maoli.
During the war, they saw real bloodshed.
About this word
“hoʻokahe koko” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning To shed blood, massacre. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.