Hawaiian adjective · Colors
ʻōmaʻomaʻo lau
Pronunciation: /oh-mah-oh-MAH-oh LAU/
Meaning
leaf green
Example sentences
Hele mākou i ke kahawai e nānā i nā lau ʻōmaʻomaʻo lau.
We are going to the stream to look at the leaf-green leaves.
Ua pena ka hale o kōkua me ke pena ʻōmaʻomaʻo lau.
My uncle's house was painted with leaf-green paint.
Nani ka ʻāina i ka wā ua, ua ʻōmaʻomaʻo lau nā mea āpau.
The land is beautiful when it rains, everything is leaf-green.
About this word
“ʻōmaʻomaʻo lau” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning leaf green. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.