Hawaiian Noun · Animals
huapala
Pronunciation: /hoo-ah-pah-lah/
Meaning
Egg (of birds). Literally means 'sweet fruit' or 'ripe fruit,' used to refer to eggs.
Example sentences
Ua ʻimi ke kōlea i kona mau huapala ma lalo o ka lāʻau.
The plover looked for its eggs under the tree.
Makemake au i ka ʻono o ka huapala manu.
I like the taste of bird eggs.
Hōʻike mai ka ʻelemakule i ka wahi i waiho ai nā huapala manu.
The elder showed the place where the bird eggs were laid.
About this word
“huapala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Egg (of birds). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.