Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
huluhulu
Pronunciation: /hoo-loo-hoo-loo/
Meaning
Hairy, shaggy, fuzzy. Describes something covered in hair or fuzz.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka ʻīlio huluhulu o koʻu kupuna wahine.
I saw my grandmother's shaggy dog.
He mea huluhulu ka ʻaʻahu hulu manu.
The feather cloak is fuzzy.
Mai pāʻani me kēlā mau mea huluhulu ma ka nahele.
Don't play with those fuzzy things in the forest.
About this word
“huluhulu” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Hairy, shaggy, fuzzy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.