Hawaiian Verb · Food
hoʻokālua
Pronunciation: /hoʻo-KAH-loo-ah/
Meaning
To cause to be baked in an imu. Often used when directing the cooking process.
Example sentences
E hoʻokālua kāua i ka puaʻa i ka imu no ka ʻahaʻaina.
Let's bake the pig in the imu for the feast.
Ua ʻōlelo mai ke kupuna wahine e hoʻokālua pono i ka ʻuala.
The grandmother said to bake the sweet potatoes properly in the imu.
Ma mua o ka hoʻokālua ʻana i ka iʻa, e ʻoki mua ʻoe i nā iwi.
Before baking the fish in the imu, you should first remove the bones.
About this word
“hoʻokālua” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To cause to be baked in an imu. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.