Hawaiian Verb · Food
hoʻowaiwai
Pronunciation: /ho-ʻo-wai-wai/
Meaning
to enrich, to make juicy
Example sentences
ʻO ka ʻaila ʻoliva hou e hoʻowaiwai i ka salakeke.
The fresh olive oil will enrich the salad.
Pono mākou e hoʻowaiwai i ka papa kuʻuna me nā ʻike hou.
We need to enrich the traditional curriculum with new knowledge.
Ua kōkua ka ua nui i ka hoʻowaiwai ʻana i ka ʻāina mahiʻai.
The heavy rain helped to enrich the agricultural land.
About this word
“hoʻowaiwai” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to enrich, to make juicy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.