Hawaiian Verb · Culture
hoʻopāpapa
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-PAH-pah-pah/
Meaning
To beat kapa, specifically the process of pounding the bark to soften and expand it.
Example sentences
Ua hala ka lā holoʻokoʻa i ka hoʻopāpapa ʻana i ka ʻili lāʻau no ka hana ʻana i ka kapa.
The whole day passed in beating the bark to make kapa.
Pono e hoʻopāpapa maikaʻi ke kāne i ka ʻili maloʻo i mea e palupalu ai.
The man must beat the dry bark well to make it soft.
Hoʻomanaʻo wau i koʻu kupunahine e hoʻopāpapa ana i ka kapa i ka wā kamaliʻi au.
I remember my grandmother beating kapa when I was a child.
About this word
“hoʻopāpapa” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To beat kapa, specifically the process of pounding the bark to soften and expand it. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.