Hawaiian Verb · Culture
hoʻomoʻa
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-MOH-ah/
Meaning
To cook, to ripen; to prepare food.
Example sentences
E hoʻomoʻa kāua i ka laulau i mua o ka pāʻina.
Let's prepare the food for the party.
Ua hoʻomoʻa ka lā i nā hua.
The sun ripened the fruit.
Makemake au e hoʻomoʻa i ka iʻa me ka paʻakai.
I want to cook the fish with salt.
About this word
“hoʻomoʻa” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To cook, to ripen; to prepare food. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.