Hawaiian Phrase · Food
ʻŌlelo ʻono
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-no/
Meaning
Delicious speech, sweet words. Metaphorically connects good food with pleasant conversation.
Example sentences
Ma hope o ka ʻai ʻana, ua noho ka ʻohana a hoʻolohe i ka ʻōlelo ʻono a ko lākou kupuna wahine.
After eating, the family sat and listened to their grandmother's sweet words.
ʻO ka ʻōlelo ʻono o ka meaʻai i hoʻonui ai i ke aloha ma waena o nā hoaaloha.
The delicious speech (pleasant atmosphere) of the food enhanced the love between the friends.
Mai ka wā e hoʻomākaukau ai i ka pāʻina, ua piha ka hale i ka ʻakaʻaka a me ka ʻōlelo ʻono.
From the time of preparing the feast, the house was filled with laughter and sweet speech (pleasant conversation).
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻono” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Delicious speech, sweet words. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.