Hawaiian Noun · Ocean
huʻa
Pronunciation: /HOO-ah/
Meaning
Foam, suds, or froth, especially sea foam. It's the white bubbly residue of crashing waves.
Example sentences
Nani ka nalu ke kuʻi ʻana i kahakai, me ka nui o ka huʻa keʻokeʻo.
The waves are beautiful crashing on the shore, with a lot of white foam.
Maikaʻi ke ʻauʻau ʻana i ka moana ʻaʻole piha i ka huʻa o ka nalu.
It's nice to swim in the ocean that isn't full of wave foam.
Ua hāpai mai ka makani i ka huʻa nalu ma luna o ke one.
The wind carried the sea foam onto the sand.
About this word
“huʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Foam, suds, or froth, especially sea foam. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.